Government Procurement Agreement

The WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) is a "plurilateral" agreement, which means that it applies to a number of WTO Members, but not all Members.

The GPA's membership is limited to the 40 WTO Members that specifically signed the GPA or that have subsequently acceded to the Agreement. WTO Members are not required to join the GPA, but the United States strongly encourages all WTO Members to participate in this important agreement. Several countries, including China, Jordan, and Moldova, are currently negotiating accession to the GPA.

Links to the WTO Government Procurement Agreement are below.

GPA Text

GPA Appendix I:
Defines the coverage of each GPA Party's obligations under the GPA

• Annex 1: central government entities
• Annex 2: sub-central government entities
• Annex 3: all other entities that procure in accordance with the GPA
• Annex 4: services that each Party covers under the GPA
• Annex 5: construction services that each Party covers under the GPA

GPA Parties

GPA Observers

Government Procurement Legislation of GPA Parties

Accessions to the GPA

U.S. Government Procurement covered under the GPA

USTR Waivers of Discriminatory Purchasing Requirements

• For Taiwan (Chinese Taipei), (74 FR 34071, July 14, 2009)