| ACP | Africa-Caribbean-Pacific group |
| AFTA [1] | ASEAN Free Trade Agreement |
| AFTA [2] | US-Andean Free Trade Agreement |
| AFTAA | Arab Free Trade Area Agreement |
| AGOA | Africa Growth and Opportunity Act |
| ALCA | Area de Libre Comercio de la Américas |
| ALE | Accord de Libre-Echange |
| APE | Accord de Partenariat Economique |
| APEC | Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation |
| APPI | Acuerdo de Protección y Promoción de Inversiones |
| APTA | Asia Pacific Trade Agreement |
| ASEAN | Association of South East Asian Nations |
| BIMSTEC | Bangladesh-India-Myanmar-Sri Lanka-Thailand Economic Cooperation |
| BIPA | Bilateral Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement |
| BIT | Bilateral Investment Treaty |
| BTA | Bilateral Trade Agreement |
| (DR-)CAFTA [1] | US-Dominican Republic-Central America Free Trade Agreement |
| CAFTA [2] | China-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement |
| CAN | Andean Community of Nations / Comunidad Andina de Naciones |
| CEFTA | Central European Free Trade Agreement |
| CEPA | Closer Economic Partnership Agreement |
| CETA | Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement |
| COMESA | Common Market for East and Southern Africa |
| (CP)TPP(A) | (Comprehensive and Progressive) Trans-Pacific Partnership (Agreement) |
| EFTA | European Free Trade Area |
| EMFTA | Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area |
| EPA | Economic Partnership Agreement |
| EU | European Union |
| FIPA | Foreign Investment Protection and Promotion Agreement |
| FTAA | Free Trade Area of the Americas |
| GAFTA | Greater Arab Free Trade Area |
| GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council |
| IBSA | India-Brazil-South Africa |
| ICSID | Internation Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes |
| ISDS | investor-state dispute settlement |
| MEFTA | US-Middle East Free Trade Agreement |
| MERCOSUR | Mercado Común del Sur |
| MERCOSUL | Mercado Comun do Sul |
| NAFTA | North American Free Trade Agreement |
| P4/P7 | Pacific 4 (Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership) / Pacific 7 (Trans-Pacific Partnership |
| PACER | Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations |
| PAFTA | Pan-Arab Free Trade Area |
| PICTA | Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement |
| PTA | Preferential Trade Agreement |
| RCEP | Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (ASEAN+6) |
| RTA | Regional Trade Agreement |
| SAARC | South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation |
| SACU | Southern Africa Customs Union |
| SADC | Southern Africa Development Cooperation |
| SAFTA | South Asia Free Trade Agreement |
| SAPTA | South Asia Preferential Trade Agreement |
| TAFTA [1] | Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement |
| TAFTA [2] | Trans-Atlantic Free Trade Agreement |
| TCP | Tratado Comercial de los Pueblos |
| TFTA | Tripartite Free Trade Area (COMESA, EAC, SADC) |
| TIFA | Trade and Investment Framework Agreement |
| TLC | Tratado de Libre Comercio |
| TLCAN | Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte |
| TPA [1] | Trade Promotion Authority |
| TPA [2] | Trade Promotion Agreement |
| TTIP | Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership |
| UEMOA | Union Economique et Monetaire Ouest-Africain |
| WAEMU | West Africa Economic and Monetary Union |
| WTO | World Trade Organisation |
| ZLEA | Zone de Libre-Echange des Amériques |