Democratic Republic of the Congo vs South Sudan: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Electronic transactions
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Electronic transactions over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.0849 Index against 0.0637 Index in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 0.0212 Index.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.3 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, South Sudan has been ahead every year.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 2 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0637 Index | 0.0849 Index | 0.0212 Index | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.0637 Index | 0.0849 Index | 0.0212 Index | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher digital services trade restrictiveness index — electronic transactions, Democratic Republic of the Congo or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.0849 Index against 0.0637 Index in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in digital services trade restrictiveness index — electronic transactions between Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan?
- 0.0212 Index, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan rank globally for digital services trade restrictiveness index — electronic transactions?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st and South Sudan ranks 3rd of 2 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Electronic transactions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD Digital STRI identifies, catalogues and quantifies barriers that affect trade in digitally enabled services across 129 countries. It provides policy makers with an evidence-based tool that helps to identify regulatory bottlenecks, design policies that foster more competitive and diversified markets for digital trade, and analyze the impact of policy reforms. The OECD Digital STRI captures cross-cutting impediments that affect all types of services traded digitally. As a stand-alone instrument, it complements the OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI). A zip file containing the OECD Digital STRI indices for all countries available over 2014-2025 can be downloaded here: OECD Digital STRI 2014-2025