Economic blocks or cartel-like associations were included as follows (in alphabetical order, year of entry in brackets):
ACP Countries: African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states linked to the European Communities as signatory to the Georgetown Agreement and the Lomé Conventions.
Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo D.R., Congo Rep., Côte d'Ivoire, Djibuti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauretania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Caribbean: Antigua-Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts-Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent-Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago
Pacific: Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, East Timor, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
ASEAN Countries: Association of South East Asian Nations
Brunei (1984), Cambodia (1999), Indonesia, Laos (1997), Malaysia, Myanmar (1997), Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam (1995)
BRICS Countries:
A 2001 report by Goldman Sachs chief economist Jim O'Neill created the modern term for the four major emerging economies with annual growth rates in economic performance of 5 to 10%. BRICS stands for the initials of the countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China. South Africa joined in 2011.
EC (EU): European Community
Austria (1995), Belgium (1952/58), Bulgaria (2007), Croatia (2013), Cyprus (2004), Czech Republic (2004), Denmark (1973), Estonia (2004), Finland (1995), France (1952/58), Germany (1952/58), Greece (1981), Hungary (2004), Ireland (1973), Italy (1952/58), Latvia (2004), Lithuania (2004), Luxemburg (1952/58), Malta (2004), Netherlands (1952/58), Poland (2004), Portugal (1986), Romania (2007), Slovakia (2004), Slovenia (2004), Spain (1986), Sweden (1995), United Kingdom (1973-2020)
EFTA: European Free Trade Association
Austria (until 1994), Denmark (until 1973), Finland (until 1994), Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Portugal (until 1986), Sweden (until 1994), Switzerland, United Kingdom (until 1973)
G7: Group of the Most Important Industrialized Countries
G7 (1976): Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom, United States of America, Russia (1998-2013)
MERCOSUR (Mercado Comun del Sur): Common Market of the South
Treaty since January 1, 1995 between Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay establishing a common market; Venezuela 2006-2017; associated members: Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname
OECD: Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
Australia (1971), Austria (1961), Belgium (1961), Canada (1961), Chile (2010), Colombia (2020), Costa Rica (2021), Czech Republic (1995), Denmark (1961), Estonia (2010), Finland (1969), France (1961), Germany (1961), Greece (1961), Hungary (1996), Iceland (1961), Ireland (1961), Israel (2010), Italy (1961), Japan (1964), Korea, South (1996), Latvia (2016), Lithuania (2018), Luxemburg (1961), Mexico (1994), Netherlands (1961), New Zealand (1973), Norway (1961), Poland (1996), Portugal (1961), Slovakia (2000), Slovenia (2010), Spain (1961), Sweden (1961), Switzerland (1961), Turkey (1961), United Kingdom (1961), United States of America (1961)
SADC: Southern African Development Community
Angola, Botswana, Comoros (2017), Congo D.R. (1997), Eswatini, Lesotho, Madagascar (2005-2009, 2014), Malawi, Mauritius (1995), Mozambique, Namibia (1990), Seychelles (1997-2004, 2008) South Africa (1994), Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe
USMCA: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (former NAFTA)
Canada, Mexico, United States of America. USMCA was established on July 1, 2020 (NAFTA: January 1, 1994 - June 30, 2020).