Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Lao People's Democratic Republic
Lao People's Democratic Republic: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index was 0.5593 Index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Lao People's Democratic Republic, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, digital services trade restrictiveness index in Lao People's Democratic Republic stood at 0.5593 Index.
That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital services trade restrictiveness index in Lao People's Democratic Republic peaked at 0.5626 Index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.5197 Index, in 2018.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 3rd of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Lao People's Democratic Republic, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.5626 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.5626 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5409 Index | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5409 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5197 Index | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.5381 Index | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 0.5381 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5593 Index | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 0.5593 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5593 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.5593 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.5593 Index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5441 Index | 0.5197 Index | 0.5626 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5558 Index | 0.5381 Index | 0.5593 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lao People's Democratic Republic
- 1 Somalia 0.6494 Index compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 0.6071 Index compare
- 4 Tunisia 0.5277 Index compare
- 5 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5267 Index compare
- 6 Sudan 0.521 Index compare
More economy & growth data for Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.39 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 4.6 Percent per annum (2029)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 0.7775 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 10.91 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1065 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 247.52 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 12.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,177 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 5.06 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital services trade restrictiveness index in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Digital services trade restrictiveness index in Lao People's Democratic Republic was 0.5593 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest digital services trade restrictiveness index recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5626 Index in 2014.
- What is the lowest digital services trade restrictiveness index recorded in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5197 Index in 2018.
- How does Lao People's Democratic Republic rank for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 3rd out of 109 countries with data for 2025.
- Is digital services trade restrictiveness index rising or falling in Lao People's Democratic Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lao People's Democratic Republic 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