A bilateral free trade agreement is between two sides, where each side could be a country (or other customs territory), a trade bloc or an informal group of countries, and creates a free trade area.
Note that every customs union, common market, economic union, customs and monetary union and economic and monetary union is also a free trade area, and there are several fully multilateral free trade agreements not included below.
Operating agreements
List of agreements between two states, two blocs or a bloc and a state.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
Armenia
Armenia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
ASEAN
ASEAN has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
- ASEANâÂÂChina Free Trade Area (ACFTA), in effect as of 1 January 2010
- ASEANâÂÂHong Kong, China Free Trade Area (AHKFTA)
- ASEANâÂÂIndia Free Trade Area (AIFTA), in effect as of 1 January 2010
- ASEANâÂÂJapan Comprehensive Economic Partnership (AJCEP), in effect as of 1 December 2008
- ASEANâÂÂKorea Free Trade Area (AKFTA), in effect as of 1 January 2010
- ASEANâÂÂAustraliaâÂÂNew Zealand Free Trade Area (AANZFTA), in effect as of 1 January 2010
Australia
Australia has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
Bhutan
Bhutan has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
Brunei
Brunei has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
CARICOM
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Canada
Canada has bilateral trade agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Cambodia
Cambodia has bilateral trade agreements with the following countries:
- China (2023) (Separate from ASEAN Free Trade Agreement)
China
China has bilateral trade agreements with the following blocs, countries, and its two special administrative regions:
Colombia
Colombia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs (date it took effect):
Costa Rica
Costa Rica has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs (date it took effect):
- Canada (1 November 2002)
- Chile (15 February 2002)
- China (1 August 2011)
- Colombia (1 August 2016)
- Dominican Republic (7 March 2002)
- Ecuador (1 October 2024)
- EFTA Member States (5 May 2014)
- El Salvador Customs union, (1963, re-launched on 29 October 1993)
- European Union Member States (October 1, 2013)
- Guatemala Customs union, (1963, re-launched on 29 October 1993)
- Honduras Customs union, (1963, re-launched on 29 October 1993)
- Mexico (January 1, 1995)
- Nicaragua Customs union, (1963, re-launched on 29 October 1993)
- Panama (31 July 1973, renegotiated and expanded for (1 January 2009)
- Peru (1 June 2013)
- Singapore (16 May 2013)
- South Korea (6 March 2019)
- United Arab Emirates (1 April 2025)
- United Kingdom (6 March 2019)
- United States (1 January 2009 as part of CAFTA)
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) (15 November 2005)
- Trinidad and Tobago (15 November 2005)
- Guyana (30 April 2006)
- Barbados (1 August 2006)
- Belize (10 March 2011)
- Jamaica (1 June 2015)
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Dominica
- Grenada
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Eurasian Economic Union
The Eurasian Economic Union consisting of Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan has following free trade agreements, see further here.
European Free Trade Association
EFTA has bilateral agreements with the following countries – including dependent territories – and blocs:
European Union
The European Union has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Faroe Islands
The Faroe Islands have bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Georgia
Georgia has bilateral free trade agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Gulf Cooperation Council
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Lebanon (Entry into force: November 2005)
- Singapore (Entry into force: 1 September 2013)
- EFTA (Entry into force: 1 July 2014)
- South Korea (Agreement date: 28 December 2023)
Hong Kong
Hong Kong has bilateral free trade agreements with the following countries and blocs:
India
India has bilateral trade agreement with the following countries and blocs:
Indonesia
Indonesia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Israel
Israel has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Japan
Japan has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Jordan
Jordan has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
Kyrgyzstan
The Kyrgyzstan has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
- Kazakhstan (Entry into force: 11 November 1995)
- Moldova (Entry into force: 21 November 1996)
- Russian Federation (Entry into force: 24 April 1993)
- Ukraine (Entry into force: 19 January 1998)
- Uzbekistan (Entry into force: 20 March 1998)
- United States: Kyrgyzstan is a beneficiary country of the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program.
Lebanon
Lebanon has bilateral agreements with the following international blocs:
Malaysia
Malaysia has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands has signed bilateral agreements with the following countries:
In addition, Marshall Islands and Taiwan have signed the agreement in 2019, approved it in 2023 and will take effect at a future date:
Mercosur
Mercosur has signed bilateral agreements with the following countries:
Mexico
Mexico has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Free trade agreements
- USMCA
- CPTPP
- Chile (ChileâÂÂMexico Free Trade Agreement)
- Colombia (ColombiaâÂÂMexico Free Trade Agreement)
- Costa Rica (Costa RicaâÂÂMexico Free Trade Agreement)
- EFTA (EFTA-Mexico Free Trade Agreement) (Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Switzerland)
- European Union (EU-Mexico Economic Partnership)
- Israel (IsraelâÂÂMexico Free Trade Agreement)
- Japan (JapanâÂÂMexico Economic Association Agreement)
- Nicaragua (NicaraguaâÂÂMexico Free Trade Agreement)
- Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala)
- Panama
- Uruguay (Uruguay-Mexico Free Trade Agreement)
- Framework agreements
- MERCOSURâÂÂMexico Economic Association (Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay, Venezuela)
- Preferential trade agreements
- Argentina
- Brazil
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
- Panama
- Peru
Micronesia
Micronesia has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
Morocco
Morocco has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
New Zealand
New Zealand has bilateral agreements with following countries and blocs:
Pakistan
Pakistan has bilateral free trade agreements with:
Panama
Panama has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
Peru
Peru has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Serbia
Serbia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Singapore
Singapore has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
South Korea
South Korea has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Switzerland
Switzerland (which has a customs union with Liechtenstein, sometimes included in agreements) has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Albania (Signed: 17.12.2009: Entry into force: 01.11.2010)
- Bosnia-Herzegovina (Entry into force: 01.01.2015)
- Canada (Entry into force 01.07.2009)
- Chile (Entry into force: 01.12.2004)
- People's Republic of China (Entry into force: July 1, 2014)
- Colombia (Signed: 25.11.2008. Entry into force: 01.07.2011)
- Costa Rica (Entry into force: 29.08.2014)
- Ecuador (Entry into force: 01.11.2020)
- Egypt (Entry into force: 01.09.2008)
- European Union (Entry into force: 01.01.1973; bilateral CHâÂÂEU)
- Faeroe Islands (Entry into force: 01.03.1995; bilateral CHâÂÂFaeroe)
- GCC (Entry into force: 01.07.2014)
- Georgia (Entry into force: 01.05.2018)
- Hong Kong (Entry into force: 01.10.2012)
- Indonesia (Entry into force: 01.11.2021)
- Israel (Entry into force: 01.07.1993)
- Japan (Entry into force: 01.09.2009. Bilateral CHâÂÂJapan)
- Jordan (Entry into force: 01.09.2002)
- Republic of Korea (Entry into force: 01.09.2006)
- Lebanon (Entry into force: 01.01.2007)
- North Macedonia (Entry into force: 01.05.2002)
- Mexico (Entry into force: 01.07.2001)
- Morocco (Entry into force: 01.12.1999)
- Palestinian Authority (Entry into force: 01.07.1999)
- Panama (Entry into force: 29.08.2014)
- Peru (Signed: 24.06.2010 (EFTA) and 14.07.2010 (Peru). Entry into force on 01.07.2011)
- Philippines (Entry into force: 01.06.2018)
- Serbia (Signed: 17.12.2009: Entry into force: 01.10.2010)
- Singapore (Entry into force: 01.01.2003)
- SACU (Entry into force: 01.05.2008)
- Tunisia (Entry into force: 01.06.2006)
- Turkey (Entry into force: 01.04.1992)
- Ukraine (Signed 24.06.2010. Entry into force 01.06.2012)
- United Kingdom (Entry into force: 01.01.2021; bilateral CHâÂÂUK)
Taiwan
Taiwan has bilateral agreements with the following countries:
Tajikistan
Tajikistan has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Thailand
Thailand has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Tunisia
Tunisia has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Turkey
Turkey has bilateral and multilateral agreements with:
- European Free Trade Association (September 1, 1992, updated June 25, 2018)
- European Union (December 31, 1995)
- Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
- Economic Cooperation Organization Trade Agreement
- Albania (May 1, 2008)
- Azerbaijan (February 25, 2020)
- Bosnia-Herzegovina (July 1, 2003)
- Chile (March 1, 2011)
- Egypt (March 1, 2007)
- Faroe Islands (October 1, 2017)
- Georgia (November 1, 2008)
- Israel (May 1, 1997)
- Kosovo (September 1, 2019)
- Macedonia (September 7, 1999)
- Malaysia (August 1, 2015)
- Mauritius (June 1, 2013)
- Moldova (November 1, 2016)
- Montenegro (March 1, 2010)
- Morocco (January 1, 2006)
- Palestinian Authority (July 20, 2004)
- North Macedonia (September 1, 2000)
- Serbia (September 1, 2010, updated June 1, 2019)
- Singapore (October 1, 2017)
- South Korea (May 1, 2013, updated August 1, 2018)
- Tunisia (July 1, 2005)
- Ukraine (February 3, 2022)
- United Kingdom (December 29, 2020)
- Venezuela (May 17, 2018)
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom has bilateral and multilateral agreements with:
United States
United States has bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Vietnam
Vietnam has bilateral free trade agreements with the following countries and blocs:
Table (to be merged)
Signed agreements
Agreements that have been negotiated and signed by the respective heads of states of each country, but not yet ratified by the country's legislative body.
Proposed bilateral agreements
List of agreements being in negotiations and being proposed to be signed by the respective parties involved:
- Afghanistan
- Iran
- Uzbekistan
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
- African Union
- Bangladesh
- Canada
- European Union
- Eurasian Economic Union
- Gulf Cooperation Council
- Pakistan
- United Kingdom
- Australia
- Brunei (Separate from ASEAN - Australia Free Trade Agreement)
- Colombia
- European Union
- Gulf Cooperation Council
- United Arab Emirates
- Azerbaijan
- Turkey
- Bangladesh
- ASEAN
- Bhutan
- Brazil
- India
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Turkey
- Bhutan
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Brunei
- Australia (Separate from ASEAN - Australia Free Trade Agreement)
- United States
- Cambodia
- Eurasian Economic Union
- Japan
- South Korea
- Canada
- Andean Community
- CARICOM
- Chile
- Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, and Nicaragua (Canada Central American Free Trade Agreement)
- Dominican Republic
- European Union
- Singapore (negotiations concluded, to be signed)
- United Kingdom
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
- Canada (Negotiations for the Free Trade Agreement is currently ongoing)
- European Union (On-going negotiation on the EPA) ("Economic Partnership Agreement")
- MERCOSUR (Open for discussions since May 2005)
- Chile
- Australia
- Canada
- Guatemala
- India
- Nicaragua
- Mainland China
- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) â ChinaâÂÂGCC Free Trade Agreement
- Israel â ChinaâÂÂIsrael Free Trade Agreement
- Japan and South Korea: ChinaâÂÂJapanâÂÂKorea Free Trade Agreement
- Norway â ChinaâÂÂNorway Free Trade Agreement
- Sri Lanka â ChinaâÂÂSri Lanka Free Trade Agreement
- Costa Rica
- Australia
- Japan
- Malaysia
- New Zealand
- Vietnam
- Colombia
- Australia
- Japan
- New Zealand
- Turkey
- Eurasian Economic Union
- ASEAN
- Cambodia
- India
- Israel
- MERCOSUR
- Mongolia
- Tunisia
- European Union
- ACP countries via Economic Partnership Agreements (EPA)
- European Union Economic Partnership Agreement with the Pacific ACP Countries (EUâÂÂPACP)
- Andean Community (Exclude Bolivia) (Only applies to Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) (AA)
- Angola (SIFA: Sustainable Investment Facilitation Agreement)
- CACM + Panama
- Kenya (Economic Partnership Agreement) (EPA)
- Kosovo (Stabilisation and Association Agreement) (SAA)
- Moldova (Association Agreement) (AA)
- New Zealand (Free Trade Agreement) (FTA)
- United States (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership)
- Russia (EUâÂÂRussia Common Economic Space)
- Andean Community
- South Korea (European UnionâÂÂKorea Free Trade Agreement)
- European Union Central American Association Agreement (EUâÂÂCAAA)
- European Free Trade Association
- Albania
- Ukraine
- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
- ASEAN
- India
- New Zealand
- Turkey
- India
- Bangladesh
- BIMSTEC
- Canada (under negotiation)
- Chile (under negotiation)
- Eurasian Economic Union
- Gulf Cooperation Council (under negotiation)
- Israel (under negotiation)
- Peru
- South Africa
- United States (negotiations concluded, to be signed)
- Israel
- China
- Eurasian Economic Union
- Guatemala
- India
- Vietnam
- Japan
- Gulf Cooperation Council
- Australia (Conducting feasibility study as of 19 September 2006).
- New Zealand â (Conducting feasibility study as of 14 May 2008)
- Jordan
- Iraq
- Palestinian Authority
- Pakistan
- New Zealand
- United States
- South Korea
- Japan
- Hong Kong
- Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf
- Association of Southeast Asian Nations
- Peru
- Vietnam
- India
- Russia
- Peru
- Mexico
- Costa Rica
- Republic of China (Taiwan)
- Dominican Republic
- European Union
- India
- United States
- Russia
- European Union
- New Zealand
- Serbia is negotiating bilateral free trade agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Ukraine
- Singapore is negotiating bilateral free trade agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- EU (negotiations concluded, to be signed)
- Singapore â Canada
- Egypt
- Mexico
- Pakistan
- Panama
- Sri Lanka
- South Korea (Source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Minister for Trade â Free Trade Agreement Department) is negotiating or is planning bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Mexico (SECA 3rd round of talks in 14~16 June 2006)
- Canada(10th round of talks in 23 April ~ 27 April 2007, Seoul)
- MERCOSUR (preparation study)
- People's Republic of China: ChinaâÂÂSouth Korea Free Trade Agreement (preparation study)
- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) (preparation study)
- Japan (negotiations at standstill)
- Switzerland is negotiating or is planning bilateral agreements with the following countries and blocs:
- Russia/Belarus/Kazakhstan (Negotiations in preparation 2010, suspended)
- MERCOSUR (In negotiations 2019)
- Algeria (In negotiations 2010, suspended)
- Thailand (In negotiations 2010)
- Vietnam (Joint feasibility study 2010)
- India (In negotiations 2010)
- Guatemala (In negotiations 2014)
- Honduras (In negotiations 2014, suspended)
- Malaysia (In negotiations 2010)
- Ukraine
- Canada
- European Union
- Israel
- Singapore
- United Kingdom
- Gulf Cooperation Council
Obsolete agreements
The following bilateral free trade agreements are no longer active.
See also
For an interactive list of bilateral and multilateral free trade instruments see the TREND-Analytics website.
References