Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Electronic transactions by country
The OECD Digital STRI identifies, catalogues and quantifies barriers that affect trade in digitally enabled services across 129 countries. It provides policy makers with an evidence-based tool that helps to identify regulatory bottlenecks, design policies that foster more competitive and diversified markets for...
What the numbers show
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Electronic transactions is currently reported for 105 countries. The highest value is 0.1062 Index in Eritrea; the lowest is 0 Index in Uganda.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0212 Index, and the mean is 0.033 Index.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index — Electronic transactions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eritrea | 0.1062 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.1062 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Angola | 0.0849 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Somalia | 0.0849 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | South Sudan | 0.0849 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Burundi | 0.0637 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Botswana | 0.0637 Index | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 6 | Comoros | 0.0637 Index | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 6 | Djibouti | 0.0637 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Liberia | 0.0637 Index | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 6 | Libya | 0.0637 Index | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 6 | Mauritius | 0.0637 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Sierra Leone | 0.0637 Index | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 6 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0637 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Tunisia | 0.0637 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0637 Index | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 17 | Brazil | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 17 | Chile | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Denmark | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Algeria | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 17 | France | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Ghana | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Guinea | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 17 | Hungary | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Indonesia | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 17 | India | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Italy | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Japan | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Kazakhstan | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Cambodia | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 17 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 17 | Mozambique | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 17 | Namibia | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 17 | Niger | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 17 | Nepal | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 17 | Portugal | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Sweden | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Chad | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 17 | South Africa | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Zambia | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 17 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 17 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0425 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Albania | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Argentina | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 44 | Australia | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Austria | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Belgium | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Switzerland | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | China (People’s Republic of) | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 44 | Colombia | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Costa Rica | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Czechia | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Germany | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Ecuador | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Egypt | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Finland | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Gabon | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 44 | Gambia | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Greece | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Guatemala | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Ireland | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Iceland | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Israel | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Kenya | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Luxembourg | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Morocco | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Mexico | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Mali | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Myanmar | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Montenegro | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Malawi | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Malaysia | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Nigeria | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 44 | Nicaragua | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Norway | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | New Zealand | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Pakistan | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Panama | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Peru | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Philippines | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Rwanda | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 44 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 44 | Sudan | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Senegal | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | El Salvador | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 44 | Serbia | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Seychelles | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Togo | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Thailand | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Uruguay | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 44 | Zimbabwe | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 44 | Kosovo | 0.0212 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Benin | 0 Index | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Canada | 0 Index | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Cameroon | 0 Index | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Congo | 0 Index | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Paraguay | 0 Index | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Russia | 0 Index | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Singapore | 0 Index | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Uganda | 0 Index | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Cabo Verde 0.0637 Index
- Lesotho 0.0637 Index
- Türkiye 0.0425 Index
- Netherlands 0.0425 Index
- Equatorial Guinea 0.0425 Index
- Madagascar 0.0425 Index
- Eswatini 0.0425 Index
- Latvia 0.0425 Index
- Lithuania 0.0425 Index
- Korea 0.0212 Index
- Slovak Republic 0.0212 Index
- Ethiopia 0.0212 Index
About this data
The OECD Digital STRI identifies, catalogues and quantifies barriers that affect trade in digitally enabled services across 129 countries. It provides policy makers with an evidence-based tool that helps to identify regulatory bottlenecks, design policies that foster more competitive and diversified markets for digital trade, and analyze the impact of policy reforms. The OECD Digital STRI captures cross-cutting impediments that affect all types of services traded digitally. As a stand-alone instrument, it complements the OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index (STRI). A zip file containing the OECD Digital STRI indices for all countries available over 2014-2025 can be downloaded here: OECD Digital STRI 2014-2025