WTO: G20 countries impose record level of tariffs, other trade measures

G20 countries have implemented a record number of tariffs and other trade-related measures over the past year, the World Trade Organization said in a new report. The WTO’s annual Trade Monitoring Report on G20 Trade Measures , which assesses trade provisions implemented between October 2024 and October 2025, says G20 countries introduced a record “184 trade-facilitating measures and 185 other trade and trade-related measures on goods,” adding: “Most of these measures were import-related.” “Notably, the number of other measures represents...