This statistic shows the leading countries that between 2009 and 2018 implemented the highest number of trade policy measures deemed as harmful to global trade liberalization. In the period from 2009 to 2018, the United States implemented 1,799 policy measures that went against the idea of global free trade.
Leading countries who implemented the highest number of protectionist trade intervention policy measures 2009 and 2018
The source states that time series information should be treated with caution as there is often a time lag in reporting. As a result, documentation of policy interventions is greater in earlier periods.
The date of access was taken as the release date.
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GTA. (July 30, 2019). Leading countries who implemented the highest number of protectionist trade intervention policy measures 2009 and 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/912041/top-25-countries-implementing-trade-liberalization-policies-harmful-to-free-trade/
GTA. "Leading countries who implemented the highest number of protectionist trade intervention policy measures 2009 and 2018." Chart. July 30, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912041/top-25-countries-implementing-trade-liberalization-policies-harmful-to-free-trade/
GTA. (2019). Leading countries who implemented the highest number of protectionist trade intervention policy measures 2009 and 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/912041/top-25-countries-implementing-trade-liberalization-policies-harmful-to-free-trade/
GTA. "Leading Countries Who Implemented The Highest Number of Protectionist Trade Intervention Policy Measures 2009 and 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912041/top-25-countries-implementing-trade-liberalization-policies-harmful-to-free-trade/
GTA, Leading countries who implemented the highest number of protectionist trade intervention policy measures 2009 and 2018 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/912041/top-25-countries-implementing-trade-liberalization-policies-harmful-to-free-trade/ (last visited June 06, 2020)
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