Iceland vs Norway: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Barriers to
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Barriers to over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.0273 Index against 0.0182 Index in Norway, a difference of 0.0091 Index.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.5 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 5th of 39 countries.
Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0273 Index | 0.0227 Index | 0.0045 Index | Iceland |
| 2020s | 0.0273 Index | 0.0182 Index | 0.0091 Index | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services trade restrictiveness index by services sector — barriers to, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 0.0273 Index against 0.0182 Index in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services trade restrictiveness index by services sector — barriers to between Iceland and Norway?
- 0.0091 Index, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector — barriers to?
- Iceland ranks 3rd and Norway ranks 5th of 39 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Barriers to competition. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD STRI is a unique, evidence-based tool that collects information on services trade restrictions across 22 services sectors. The project has two distinct but complementary instruments: a services trade regulatory database and a services trade restrictiveness index. Based on the qualitative information in the database, composite indices quantify the identified restrictions across five standard policy categories, with values between zero and one. Complete openness to trade and investment gives a score of zero, while being completely closed to foreign services providers yields a score of one. This dataset presents a breakdown by economic activity at group- (3-digit) level of International Standard Industrial Classification, Revision 4 (ISIC Rev.4): ISIC Rev. 4. A zip file containing the STRI indices for all countries and sectors available over 2014-2025 can be downloaded here: OECD STRI 2025