Germany vs Malaysia: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index over time
- Germany
- Malaysia
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 0.0868 Index against 0.0829 Index in Germany, a difference of 0.0039 Index.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Malaysia ahead.
Germany ranks 89th and Malaysia ranks 87th of 109 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Malaysia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0895 Index | 0.0868 Index | 0.0027 Index | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.0864 Index | 0.0868 Index | 0.0004 Index | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher digital services trade restrictiveness index, Germany or Malaysia?
- Malaysia, at 0.0868 Index against 0.0829 Index in Germany as of 2025.
- What is the difference in digital services trade restrictiveness index between Germany and Malaysia?
- 0.0039 Index, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Malaysia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Malaysia rank globally for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- Germany ranks 89th and Malaysia ranks 87th 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