Belgium vs Costa Rica: STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness
STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.2548 Index against 0.227 Index in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0278 Index.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belgium ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 38 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3017 Index | 0.3113 Index | 0.0095 Index | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2548 Index | 0.2356 Index | 0.0192 Index | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Belgium, at 0.2548 Index against 0.227 Index in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0.0278 Index, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness?
- Belgium ranks 30th and Costa Rica ranks 33rd of 38 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness heterogeneity index. 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 heterogeneity indices complement the existing STRI's and presents indices of regulatory heterogeneity based on the rich information in the STRI regulatory database. The indices are built from assessing – for each country pair and each measure – whether or not the countries have the same regulation. For each country pair and each sector, the indices reflect the (weighted) share of measures for which the two countries have different regulation. A zip file containing the STRI indices for all countries and sectors available over 2014-2025 can be downloaded here: https://stats.oecd.org/wbos/fileview2.aspx?IDFile=a44489e3-f98d-4713-bcf1-bde86f3e6f9a