Belgium vs South Africa: STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness
STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness over time
- Belgium
- South Africa
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.2548 Index against 0.2479 Index in South Africa, a difference of 0.0069 Index.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 32nd of 38 countries.
Belgium has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3017 Index | 0.2762 Index | 0.0255 Index | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.2548 Index | 0.2535 Index | 0.0013 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 South Africa?
- Belgium, at 0.2548 Index against 0.2479 Index in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness between Belgium and South Africa?
- 0.0069 Index, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and South Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and South Africa rank globally for stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness?
- Belgium ranks 30th and South Africa ranks 32nd 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