Australia vs China: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector over time
- Australia
- China
How they compare
Australia currently reports 0.2329 Index against 0.2276 Index in China, a difference of 0.0053 Index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was China ahead.
Australia ranks 15th and China ranks 17th of 39 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2218 Index | 0.277 Index | 0.0553 Index | China |
| 2020s | 0.239 Index | 0.2811 Index | 0.0422 Index | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services trade restrictiveness index by services sector, Australia or China?
- Australia, at 0.2329 Index against 0.2276 Index in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services trade restrictiveness index by services sector between Australia and China?
- 0.0053 Index, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Australia and China rank globally for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- Australia ranks 15th and China ranks 17th 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. 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