Costa Rica vs South Africa: STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness
STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness over time
- Costa Rica
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.2479 Index against 0.227 Index in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0209 Index.
That makes South Africa'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.
Costa Rica ranks 33rd and South Africa ranks 32nd of 38 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3113 Index | 0.2762 Index | 0.0351 Index | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.2356 Index | 0.2535 Index | 0.0179 Index | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness, Costa Rica or South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.2479 Index against 0.227 Index in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness between Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 0.0209 Index, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness?
- Costa Rica ranks 33rd 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