Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Nepal
Nepal: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index was 0.3255 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Nepal, 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 Nepal is 0.3255 Index, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital services trade restrictiveness index in Nepal peaked at 0.3474 Index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.249 Index, in 2017.
Nepal ranks 26th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Nepal, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.2674 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.2674 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2674 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.249 Index | -6.9% |
| 2018 | 0.2674 Index | +7.4% |
| 2019 | 0.2681 Index | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2858 Index | +6.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2858 Index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.3474 Index | +21.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3255 Index | -6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3255 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.3255 Index | +0.0% |
Nepal compared with similar countries
- Nepal's 0.3255 Index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2966 Index, 1.1× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2644 Index | 0.249 Index | 0.2681 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.3159 Index | 0.2858 Index | 0.3474 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Nepal
More economy & growth data for Nepal
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.28 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -15.47 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 4.82 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -19.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0023 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 3.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0042 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital services trade restrictiveness index in Nepal?
- Digital services trade restrictiveness index in Nepal was 0.3255 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest digital services trade restrictiveness index recorded in Nepal?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3474 Index in 2022.
- What is the lowest digital services trade restrictiveness index recorded in Nepal?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.249 Index in 2017.
- How does Nepal rank for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- Nepal ranks 26th out of 109 countries with data for 2025.
- Is digital services trade restrictiveness index rising or falling in Nepal?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nepal 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