Rwanda vs United Kingdom: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index over time
- Rwanda
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Rwanda currently reports 0.3698 Index against 0.0212 Index in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.3486 Index.
That makes Rwanda's figure about 17.4 times United Kingdom's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.
Rwanda ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 109 countries.
Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Rwanda | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.354 Index | 0.0212 Index | 0.3328 Index | Rwanda |
| 2020s | 0.3698 Index | 0.0212 Index | 0.3486 Index | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher digital services trade restrictiveness index, Rwanda or United Kingdom?
- Rwanda, at 0.3698 Index against 0.0212 Index in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in digital services trade restrictiveness index between Rwanda and United Kingdom?
- 0.3486 Index, with Rwanda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and United Kingdom?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Rwanda and United Kingdom rank globally for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- Rwanda ranks 18th and United Kingdom ranks 18th 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