Our annual World Arbitration Caseload 2025 shows the number of new arbitration cases registered by various institutions globally. This year, we focused on the top 20 institutions and ad hoc rules. We excluded conciliation and mediation cases, acting as appointment authority, and left only newly registered arbitration cases.
In this addition we added three European institutions — German DIS, ICAC Kyiv and ICAC Moscow — which have demonstrated strong performance over the past three years.
In the chart below, green colour represents growth in newly registered cases compared to previous years, while blue represents a decline in the number of new cases.
Key takeaways:
- While most arbitral institutions experienced a decline in total cases, the combined number of arbitrated cases has grown, primarily thanks to Chinese institutions.
- Among the Chinese institutions examined, all but the Shanghai Arbitration Commission (SHAC) continued to experience growth, although at a slower pace compared to 2023.
- Outside of China, the Stockholm Chamber of Commerce (SCC), the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), and the Vietnam International Arbitration Center (VIAC) have shown steady growth.
- The top five arbitral institutions are all based in China, with the European institutions LMAA, ICC, and ICAC Moscow, the American AAA-ICDR, and the Singaporean SIAC also ranking in the top ten.
- While some institutions have fewer new cases annually, their overall case administration remains high. This reflects continued confidence in international arbitration as the preferred method for transnational dispute resolution, demonstrating that parties still trust arbitration as a dispute resolution mechanism.
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