Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Ireland
Ireland: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index was 0.0829 Index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Ireland, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, digital services trade restrictiveness index in Ireland stood at 0.0829 Index. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital services trade restrictiveness index in Ireland peaked at 0.0829 Index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0821 Index, in 2014.
Ireland ranks 89th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Ireland, 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 | 0.0829 Index | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0829 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0829 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0829 Index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0829 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0829 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0829 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0829 Index | +0.0% |
Ireland compared with similar countries
- Ireland's 0.0829 Index is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1048 Index, 79% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Ireland's 0.0829 Index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1048 Index, 79% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0824 Index | 0.0821 Index | 0.0829 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0829 Index | 0.0829 Index | 0.0829 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0082 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 1,078 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 787.03 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0048 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital services trade restrictiveness index in Ireland?
- Digital services trade restrictiveness index in Ireland 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0829 Index in 2018.
- What is the lowest digital services trade restrictiveness index recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0821 Index in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- Ireland ranks 89th out of 109 countries with data for 2025.
- Is digital services trade restrictiveness index rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Ireland 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