South Sudan vs Sudan: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index over time
- South Sudan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.521 Index against 0.5162 Index in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0048 Index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was South Sudan ahead.
South Sudan ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 6th of 109 countries.
South Sudan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Sudan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5131 Index | 0.4417 Index | 0.0714 Index | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.5162 Index | 0.4946 Index | 0.0216 Index | South Sudan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher digital services trade restrictiveness index, South Sudan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.521 Index against 0.5162 Index in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in digital services trade restrictiveness index between South Sudan and Sudan?
- 0.0048 Index, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Sudan and Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do South Sudan and Sudan rank globally for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- South Sudan ranks 8th and Sudan ranks 6th 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