Thailand vs United States: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector over time
- Thailand
- United States
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 0.3833 Index against 0.2088 Index in United States, a difference of 0.1745 Index.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.8 times United States's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.
Thailand ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th of 39 countries.
Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Thailand | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4328 Index | 0.2088 Index | 0.224 Index | Thailand |
| 2020s | 0.3912 Index | 0.2088 Index | 0.1823 Index | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher services trade restrictiveness index by services sector, Thailand or United States?
- Thailand, at 0.3833 Index against 0.2088 Index in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in services trade restrictiveness index by services sector between Thailand and United States?
- 0.1745 Index, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Thailand and United States?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Thailand and United States rank globally for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- Thailand ranks 3rd and United States ranks 5th 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