Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Ethiopia: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index over time
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Ethiopia currently reports 0.4282 Index against 0.3507 Index in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 0.0775 Index.
That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.2 times Democratic Republic of the Congo's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 2 countries.
Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3507 Index | 0.5501 Index | 0.1994 Index | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.3507 Index | 0.4546 Index | 0.104 Index | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher digital services trade restrictiveness index, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Ethiopia?
- Ethiopia, at 0.4282 Index against 0.3507 Index in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2025.
- What is the difference in digital services trade restrictiveness index between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia?
- 0.0775 Index, with Ethiopia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Ethiopia rank globally for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1st and Ethiopia ranks 1st of 2 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