Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Uganda
Uganda: Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index was 0.1049 Index in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Uganda, 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 Uganda is 0.1049 Index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 75.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, digital services trade restrictiveness index in Uganda peaked at 0.4443 Index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.1049 Index, in 2019.
That places Uganda 79th out of 109 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Digital Services Trade Restrictiveness Index in Uganda, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4436 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.4223 Index | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4223 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4223 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4443 Index | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1049 Index | -76.4% |
| 2020 | 0.1049 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1049 Index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1049 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1049 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1049 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1049 Index | +0.0% |
Uganda compared with similar countries
- Uganda's 0.1049 Index is below the median for low income countries, which is 0.3225 Index, 33% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
- Uganda's 0.1049 Index is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3022 Index, 35% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3766 Index | 0.1049 Index | 0.4443 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1049 Index | 0.1049 Index | 0.1049 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uganda
More economy & growth data for Uganda
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.29 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.99 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -31.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 2.4 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -34.66 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0015 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 1.76 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 0.008 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is digital services trade restrictiveness index in Uganda?
- Digital services trade restrictiveness index in Uganda was 0.1049 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest digital services trade restrictiveness index recorded in Uganda?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4443 Index in 2018.
- What is the lowest digital services trade restrictiveness index recorded in Uganda?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1049 Index in 2019.
- How does Uganda rank for digital services trade restrictiveness index?
- Uganda ranks 79th out of 109 countries with data for 2025.
- Is digital services trade restrictiveness index rising or falling in Uganda?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uganda 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