Germany vs Japan: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector over time
- Germany
- Japan
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.1531 Index against 0.1153 Index in Japan, a difference of 0.0378 Index.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 36th and Japan ranks 39th of 39 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.139 Index | 0.1172 Index | 0.0217 Index | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.1515 Index | 0.1377 Index | 0.0139 Index | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services trade restrictiveness index by services sector, Germany or Japan?
- Germany, at 0.1531 Index against 0.1153 Index in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services trade restrictiveness index by services sector between Germany and Japan?
- 0.0378 Index, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Japan rank globally for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- Germany ranks 36th and Japan ranks 39th 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