Free trade agreements of the United States

The United States is party to many free trade agreements (FTAs) worldwide.

Beginning with the Theodore Roosevelt administration, the United States became a major player in international trade, especially with its neighboring territories in the Caribbean and Latin America. The United States helped negotiate the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (later the World Trade Organization).

Active agreements The following agreements are currently in effect, signature and entry into force dates are as listed by the World Trade Organization.

Nation (s)No of nations representedSignedEffectiveTreatyRef. Australia1May 18, 2004January 1, 2005Australia–United States Free Trade Agreement Bahrain1September 14, 2005August 1, 2006Bahrain–United States Free Trade AgreementCAFTA-DR Costa Rica Dominican Republic El Salvador Guatemala Honduras Nicaragua6August 5, 2004March 1, 2006Dominican Republic–Central America Free Trade Agreement Chile1June 6, 2003January 1, 2004Chile–United States Free Trade Agreement Colombia1November 20, 2006May 15, 2012United States–Colombia Free Trade Agreement Israel Palestine Authority2April 22, 1985August 19, 1985Israel–United States Free Trade Agreement Jordan1October 24, 2000December 17, 2001Jordan–United States Free Trade Agreement Morocco1June 15, 2004January 1, 2009Morocco–United States Free Trade Agreement Oman1November 15, 2004January 1, 2006Oman–United States Free Trade Agreement Panama1June 28, 2007October 31, 2012Panama–United States Trade Promotion Agreement Peru1April 12, 2006February 1, 2009Peru–United States Trade Promotion Agreement Singapore1May 6, 2003January 1, 2004Singapore–United States Free Trade Agreement South Korea1June 30, 2007March 15, 2012United States–Korea Free Trade AgreementUSMCA Canada Mexico2November 30, 2018July 1, 2020United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement

Negotiations The following agreements have begun negotiations since 2020. Nation (s)No of nations representedStatusNoteTreatyRef. Kenya1Negotiations ongoingEighth round of negotiations took place in September 2024.Kenya–United States Free Trade Agreement United Kingdom1Negotiations stagnatedFifth round of negotiations took place in October 2020.United Kingdom–United States Free Trade Agreement

Obsolete agreements Nation (s)No of nations representedSignedEffectiveObsoleteTreatySuperseded byRef. Canada1January 2, 1988January 1, 1989January 1, 1994Canada–United States Free Trade AgreementNAFTA Canada MexicoNAFTA Canada Mexico2December 17, 1992January 1, 1994July 1, 2020North American Free Trade AgreementUSMCA Canada Mexico

Failed proposals

Free Trade Area of the Americas

United States–Thailand Free Trade Agreement

Trans-Pacific Partnership

Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

See also

Bilateral Investment Treaty European Union free trade agreements Free trade agreements of the United Kingdom List of free trade agreements Trade and Investment Framework Agreement List of the United States treaties

References

External links The Transatlantic Colossus: Global Contributions to Broaden the Debate on the EU-US Free Trade Agreement A collaborative publication with over 20 articles on the global implications of the TAFTA | TTIP