Argentina vs South Africa: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index over time
- Argentina
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.3022 Index against 0.2996 Index in Argentina, a difference of 0.0026 Index.
Across all 12 years both countries report, South Africa has been ahead every year.
Argentina ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 31st of 109 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2645 Index | 0.3022 Index | 0.0377 Index | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0.2996 Index | 0.3022 Index | 0.0025 Index | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher digital services trade restrictiveness index, Argentina or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.3022 Index against 0.2996 Index in Argentina as of 2025.
- What is the difference in digital services trade restrictiveness index between Argentina and South Africa?
- 0.0026 Index, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and South Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and South Africa rank globally for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- Argentina ranks 32nd and South Africa ranks 31st of 109 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index. 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