China vs Philippines: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector over time
- China
- Philippines
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 0.1062 Index against 0.0708 Index in China, a difference of 0.0354 Index.
That makes Philippines's figure about 1.5 times China's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Philippines ahead.
China ranks 7th and Philippines ranks 6th of 39 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1082 Index | 0.1141 Index | 0.0059 Index | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.0846 Index | 0.1062 Index | 0.0216 Index | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services trade restrictiveness index by services sector, China or Philippines?
- Philippines, at 0.1062 Index against 0.0708 Index in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services trade restrictiveness index by services sector between China and Philippines?
- 0.0354 Index, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Philippines?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do China and Philippines rank globally for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- China ranks 7th and Philippines ranks 6th 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