Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Botswana
Botswana: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index was 0.165 Index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Botswana, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for digital services trade restrictiveness index in Botswana is 0.165 Index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital services trade restrictiveness index in Botswana peaked at 0.2082 Index in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.165 Index, in 2018.
That places Botswana 67th out of 109 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.187 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.2082 Index | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 0.187 Index | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.187 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.165 Index | -11.7% |
| 2019 | 0.165 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.165 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.165 Index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.165 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.165 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.165 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.165 Index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1832 Index | 0.165 Index | 0.2082 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.165 Index | 0.165 Index | 0.165 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -117.05 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 4.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0571 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 444.05 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.94 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7708 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 5,996 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0558 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital services trade restrictiveness index in Botswana?
- Digital services trade restrictiveness index in Botswana was 0.165 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest digital services trade restrictiveness index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2082 Index in 2015.
- What is the lowest digital services trade restrictiveness index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.165 Index in 2018.
- How does Botswana rank for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- Botswana ranks 67th out of 109 countries with data for 2025.
- Is digital services trade restrictiveness index rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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