Estonia vs United Kingdom: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index over time
- Estonia
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.0432 Index against 0.0212 Index in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.022 Index.
That makes Estonia's figure about 2.0 times United Kingdom's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Estonia ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 18 countries.
Estonia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Estonia | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0286 Index | 0.0212 Index | 0.0073 Index | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.0432 Index | 0.0212 Index | 0.022 Index | Estonia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher digital services trade restrictiveness index, Estonia or United Kingdom?
- Estonia, at 0.0432 Index against 0.0212 Index in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in digital services trade restrictiveness index between Estonia and United Kingdom?
- 0.022 Index, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and United Kingdom?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Estonia and United Kingdom rank globally for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- Estonia ranks 17th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 18 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