Canada vs Japan: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index over time
- Canada
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.0425 Index against 0.0397 Index in Canada, a difference of 0.0028 Index.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 104th and Japan ranks 102nd of 109 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0503 Index | 0.0425 Index | 0.0078 Index | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.0397 Index | 0.0425 Index | 0.0028 Index | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher digital services trade restrictiveness index, Canada or Japan?
- Japan, at 0.0425 Index against 0.0397 Index in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in digital services trade restrictiveness index between Canada and Japan?
- 0.0028 Index, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Japan rank globally for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- Canada ranks 104th and Japan ranks 102nd 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