Of the 63 developing country respondents to the 2017 aid-for-trade monitoring exercise, 54 (84%) state that trade facilitation has risen to the top of the list of their aid-for-trade priorities. Among donor respondents, a similar story emerges: 27 out of 42 submissions (65%) indicated that trade facilitation is a priority in their aid-for-trade programming (Figure 2.2). Trade facilitation was noted as a priority in the national development strategies of 85% of the respondents -up from 45% in 2015.