Ethiopia vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index over time
- Ethiopia
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 0.5593 Index against 0.4282 Index in Ethiopia, a difference of 0.1311 Index.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.3 times Ethiopia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Ethiopia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 1st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 3rd of 18 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5501 Index | 0.5441 Index | 0.0059 Index | Ethiopia |
| 2020s | 0.4546 Index | 0.5558 Index | 0.1011 Index | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher digital services trade restrictiveness index, Ethiopia or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 0.5593 Index against 0.4282 Index in Ethiopia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in digital services trade restrictiveness index between Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 0.1311 Index, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Ethiopia and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- Ethiopia ranks 1st and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 3rd of 18 groups.
- 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