Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Germany
Germany: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index was 0.0829 Index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Germany, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, digital services trade restrictiveness index in Germany stood at 0.0829 Index.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital services trade restrictiveness index in Germany peaked at 0.1041 Index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0821 Index, in 2014.
That places Germany 89th out of 109 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Germany, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0821 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.0821 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0821 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0821 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1041 Index | +26.7% |
| 2019 | 0.1041 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1041 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0829 Index | -20.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0829 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0829 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0829 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0829 Index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0895 Index | 0.0821 Index | 0.1041 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0864 Index | 0.0829 Index | 0.1041 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More economy & growth data for Germany
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.7761 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.6565 Percent per annum (2029)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 8.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 8.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0951 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 5,753 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0842 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 5,091 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.4245 (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital services trade restrictiveness index in Germany?
- Digital services trade restrictiveness index in Germany was 0.0829 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest digital services trade restrictiveness index recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1041 Index in 2018.
- What is the lowest digital services trade restrictiveness index recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0821 Index in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- Germany ranks 89th out of 109 countries with data for 2025.
- Is digital services trade restrictiveness index rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany 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