New Zealand vs South Africa: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector over time
- New Zealand
- South Africa
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.1774 Index against 0.1601 Index in South Africa, a difference of 0.0173 Index.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
New Zealand ranks 31st and South Africa ranks 34th of 39 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1805 Index | 0.1517 Index | 0.0287 Index | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1998 Index | 0.1601 Index | 0.0397 Index | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services trade restrictiveness index by services sector, New Zealand or South Africa?
- New Zealand, at 0.1774 Index against 0.1601 Index in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services trade restrictiveness index by services sector between New Zealand and South Africa?
- 0.0173 Index, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and South Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do New Zealand and South Africa rank globally for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- New Zealand ranks 31st 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