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Year	GTA Evaluation	Policy changes

Year	GTA Evaluation	Policy changes
2023	Discriminatory	1411
2024	Discriminatory	1308
2025	Discriminatory	1253
2022	Discriminatory	1153
2021	Discriminatory	919
2020	Discriminatory	608
2024	Liberalising	495
2019	Discriminatory	441
2025	Liberalising	394
2023	Liberalising	365
2022	Liberalising	301
2020	Liberalising	289
2016	Discriminatory	288
2018	Discriminatory	283
2017	Discriminatory	256
2013	Discriminatory	248
2021	Liberalising	235
2015	Discriminatory	233
2014	Discriminatory	219
2010	Discriminatory	142
2012	Discriminatory	134
2019	Liberalising	129
2018	Liberalising	126
2016	Liberalising	122
2011	Discriminatory	120
2017	Liberalising	80
2013	Liberalising	80
2015	Liberalising	76
2014	Liberalising	72
2012	Liberalising	44
2010	Liberalising	39
2011	Liberalising	36
2009	Discriminatory	4

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Affected jurisdictions

Jurisdiction	Nr. of policies
China	3482
Germany	2578
United States of America	2390
Italy	2365
United Kingdom	2295
France	2289
Netherlands	2223
Republic of Korea	2182
Spain	2171
Japan	2072
Belgium	1987
Thailand	1956
India	1946
Canada	1829
Malaysia	1820
Turkiye	1763
Vietnam	1758
Poland	1749
Austria	1702
Sweden	1678
Switzerland	1642
Mexico	1625
Singapore	1614
Indonesia	1577
Denmark	1569
Czechia	1549
Brazil	1520
Russia	1520
United Arab Emirates	1480
Finland	1448
Hungary	1438
Israel	1425
Hong Kong	1423
Australia	1407
Ireland	1330
Romania	1310
Portugal	1270
South Africa	1246
Norway	1229
Slovakia	1216
Philippines	1146
Greece	1137
Bulgaria	1090
Ukraine	1086
Lithuania	1077
Slovenia	1033
Argentina	1011
New Zealand	1010
Chile	948
Egypt	944

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