Australia vs Thailand: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.118 Index against 0.0708 Index in Australia, a difference of 0.0472 Index.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.7 times Australia's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 7th and Thailand ranks 4th of 39 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0787 Index | 0.1416 Index | 0.0629 Index | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.0708 Index | 0.1259 Index | 0.0551 Index | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services trade restrictiveness index by services sector, Australia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 0.118 Index against 0.0708 Index in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services trade restrictiveness index by services sector between Australia and Thailand?
- 0.0472 Index, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- Australia ranks 7th and Thailand ranks 4th 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 — Restrictions on foreign entry. 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