Oecd Competition Trends 2021

The second edition of OECD Competition Trends is presented in two volumes. Volume I. Global Competition Enforcement Update 2015-19 provides an update on the competition enforcement trends between 2015-19 for the competition authorities of the 56 jurisdictions in the OECD CompStats database. Volume II. Global Merger Control provides an “in-focus” view on merger control by providing an overview of trends in global merger control, describing a selection of the different choices made by jurisdictions when designing legal regimes, global merger control activity, and trends in merger control enforcement.

This report highlights worldwide competition enforcement trends using the unique OECD CompStats database that includes 34 variables covering competition authority resources, cartels, abuse of dominance, mergers, and advocacy.

The third edition of OECD Competition Trends covers key trends in competition authority resources, cartel enforcement, abuse of dominance cases, merger review and advocacy. The analysis is based on six years of data between 2015-20 for 73 OECD and non-OECD jurisdictions. The report also considers the potential impact of COVID-19 on competition enforcement trends, and includes a spotlight chapter on leniency.

The 2024 edition of the OECD Competition Trends report highlights worldwide competition enforcement trends during the calendar year 2022 based on 77 jurisdictions.

The first edition of OECD Competition Trends describes enforcement trends relating to cartels, abuse of dominance cases and merger reviews. A special section is dedicated to cartel sanctions. This report presents comparisons between geographic regions and trends over time, allowing jurisdictions to understand how their data compares to peers and the broader competition community.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the crucial role regulation plays in the economy and society, but has also exposed gaps in domestic and international rule-making that have cost lives and money. The 2021 Regulatory Policy Outlook, the third in the series, maps country efforts to improve regulatory quality in line with the 2012 OECD Recommendation on Regulatory Policy and Governance, and shares good regulatory practices that can help close the gaps.

In immediate responses to the COVID-19 crisis, science and innovation are playing essential roles in providing a better scientific understanding of the virus, as well as in the development of vaccines, treatments and diagnostics. Both the public and private sectors have poured billions of dollars into these efforts, accompanied by unprecedented levels of global cooperation.

The Agricultural Outlook provides a five-year assessment of trends and prospects in the major agricultural commodity markets