Costa Rica vs South Africa: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.1601 Index against 0.1595 Index in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0006 Index.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 34th of 39 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1778 Index | 0.1517 Index | 0.0261 Index | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.1626 Index | 0.1601 Index | 0.0025 Index | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services trade restrictiveness index by services sector, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.1601 Index against 0.1595 Index in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services trade restrictiveness index by services sector between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0006 Index, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- Costa Rica ranks 35th and South Africa ranks 34th 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