| IIA Ranking | Type of Agreement | Type of Agreement | Definition | |
| 0.5 | NR-PTA | Non Reciprocal Preferential Trade Arrangement | Preferential terms and customs concessions given by developed nations to developing countries | |
| 1 | PTA | Preferential Trade Arrangement | Preferential terms to members vs non-members | |
| 2 | FTA | Free Trade Areas | Trade barriers eliminated (or substantially so) among members; treat non-members differently | |
| 3 | CU | Customs Union | Same as FTA; but treat non-members the same | |
| 4 | CM | Common Market | Same as CU; but also includes free movement of labor/capital | |
| 5 | EUN | Economic union | Same as CM, but also monetary and Fiscal Policy coordination; further harmonization of taxes/regulation/monetary system | |
| Source:Yeung, May T.; Regional Trading Blocs in the Global Economy, p. 17-19, Edward Edgar Publishing, 1999. | ||||
| Other | ||||
| COLOR CODE | ||||
| Black | Doru; unconfirmed | |||
| Grean | Doru: confirmed | |||
| Blue | Duncan; recommended | |||
| Blank | Unknown | |||
| Red | Kushi:recommended | |||
| Pink | Kushi:Additions | |||
| Gold | Kushi:Confirmation of Doru's/Duncan's | |||
| Orange | Finalised | |||