Digital STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness heterogeneity index by country
The OECD Digital STRI heterogeneity indices complement the existing Digital STRI's and presents indices of regulatory heterogeneity based on the rich information in the Digital STRI regulatory database. The indices are built from assessing – for each country pair and each measure – whether or not the countries have...
Countries reporting
125
Highest
0.5958 Index
South Sudan
Lowest
0.1509 Index
Saudi Arabia
Median
0.35 Index
Years covered
12
2014–2025
Data points
1,536
What the numbers show
Digital STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness heterogeneity index is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 0.5958 Index in South Sudan; the lowest is 0.1509 Index in Saudi Arabia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.35 Index, and the mean is 0.3542 Index.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 113 fell. The largest increase was in Lao People's Democratic Republic (up 72.0%), and the largest decrease in Saudi Arabia (down 66.3%).
Digital STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Sudan | 0.5958 Index | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 1 | United States | 0.5523 Index | 2025 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 0.3539 Index | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 2 | Cambodia | 0.5693 Index | 2025 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.532 Index | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 2 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.2639 Index | 2025 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.5682 Index | 2025 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 3 | Netherlands | 0.3929 Index | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 3 | Slovenia | 0.3929 Index | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 4 | Denmark | 0.531 Index | 2025 | down 16.1% | flat |
| 5 | Somalia | 0.5306 Index | 2025 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 5 | Estonia | 0.3716 Index | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 6 | Kazakhstan | 0.5275 Index | 2025 | down 11.0% | flat |
| 6 | Lesotho | 0.3676 Index | 2025 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 7 | Singapore | 0.5154 Index | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 7 | United Kingdom | 0.3539 Index | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 8 | Chile | 0.5094 Index | 2025 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 9 | Sudan | 0.5094 Index | 2025 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 9 | Latvia | 0.3504 Index | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 10 | South Africa | 0.4697 Index | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 11 | Canada | 0.4545 Index | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 11 | Namibia | 0.4545 Index | 2025 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 11 | Türkiye | 0.3326 Index | 2025 | down 40.2% | falling |
| 12 | Eswatini | 0.3315 Index | 2025 | down 37.6% | falling |
| 13 | Eritrea | 0.4487 Index | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 13 | Mauritania | 0.3178 Index | 2025 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 14 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.4477 Index | 2025 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 14 | Lithuania | 0.3107 Index | 2025 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 15 | Australia | 0.4332 Index | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 15 | Switzerland | 0.4332 Index | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 15 | Guatemala | 0.4332 Index | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 15 | Israel | 0.4332 Index | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 15 | Uruguay | 0.4332 Index | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 15 | Ethiopia | 0.3067 Index | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 16 | Poland | 0.2923 Index | 2025 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 18 | Cabo Verde | 0.2887 Index | 2025 | down 45.3% | falling |
| 20 | Honduras | 0.4325 Index | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 21 | Argentina | 0.4297 Index | 2025 | up 9.2% | flat |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 0.4251 Index | 2025 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 23 | Mexico | 0.412 Index | 2025 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 24 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.4113 Index | 2025 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 24 | Colombia | 0.4113 Index | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 24 | Peru | 0.4113 Index | 2025 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 27 | Dominican Republic | 0.4113 Index | 2025 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 28 | Nepal | 0.4109 Index | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 29 | North Macedonia | 0.3971 Index | 2025 | down 33.4% | falling |
| 30 | El Salvador | 0.3968 Index | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 31 | Vanuatu | 0.3939 Index | 2025 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 32 | Albania | 0.3936 Index | 2025 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 0.3936 Index | 2025 | down 39.5% | falling |
| 34 | Paraguay | 0.3929 Index | 2025 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 34 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.3929 Index | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 36 | Gambia | 0.3928 Index | 2025 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 37 | France | 0.3907 Index | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 38 | Panama | 0.39 Index | 2025 | down 38.0% | falling |
| 39 | Djibouti | 0.3864 Index | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 40 | Burundi | 0.3861 Index | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 41 | Montenegro | 0.3759 Index | 2025 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 42 | Japan | 0.3723 Index | 2025 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 43 | Algeria | 0.3723 Index | 2025 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 44 | Iceland | 0.3722 Index | 2025 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 45 | Austria | 0.3716 Index | 2025 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 46 | Czechia | 0.3681 Index | 2025 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 47 | Libya | 0.368 Index | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 48 | Egypt | 0.3677 Index | 2025 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 49 | India | 0.3546 Index | 2025 | down 38.6% | falling |
| 50 | New Zealand | 0.3539 Index | 2025 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 50 | Kosovo | 0.3539 Index | 2025 | down 36.0% | falling |
| 52 | Finland | 0.3503 Index | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 52 | Thailand | 0.3503 Index | 2025 | down 40.8% | falling |
| 54 | Pakistan | 0.35 Index | 2025 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 54 | Philippines | 0.35 Index | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 56 | Sierra Leone | 0.3464 Index | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 57 | Morocco | 0.3397 Index | 2025 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 58 | Comoros | 0.3326 Index | 2025 | down 47.4% | falling |
| 59 | Malawi | 0.3323 Index | 2025 | down 37.9% | falling |
| 60 | Central African Republic | 0.332 Index | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 61 | Botswana | 0.3319 Index | 2025 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 61 | Germany | 0.3319 Index | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 61 | Ecuador | 0.3319 Index | 2025 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 64 | Guinea | 0.3319 Index | 2025 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 65 | Liberia | 0.3291 Index | 2025 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 66 | Mauritius | 0.328 Index | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 67 | Nicaragua | 0.3142 Index | 2025 | down 47.0% | falling |
| 67 | Norway | 0.3142 Index | 2025 | down 45.0% | falling |
| 69 | Spain | 0.3135 Index | 2025 | down 48.9% | falling |
| 70 | Italy | 0.3107 Index | 2025 | down 41.6% | falling |
| 71 | Gabon | 0.3107 Index | 2025 | down 49.2% | falling |
| 72 | Senegal | 0.3103 Index | 2025 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 73 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.31 Index | 2025 | down 47.3% | falling |
| 74 | Russian Federation | 0.3099 Index | 2025 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 74 | Uganda | 0.3099 Index | 2025 | down 34.0% | falling |
| 76 | Myanmar | 0.3096 Index | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 77 | Portugal | 0.3072 Index | 2025 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 78 | Belgium | 0.2923 Index | 2025 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 78 | Ireland | 0.2923 Index | 2025 | down 52.4% | falling |
| 78 | Luxembourg | 0.2923 Index | 2025 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 81 | China | 0.2916 Index | 2025 | down 37.8% | falling |
| 82 | Rwanda | 0.2887 Index | 2025 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 83 | Malaysia | 0.2883 Index | 2025 | down 49.1% | falling |
| 84 | Chad | 0.2858 Index | 2025 | down 49.3% | falling |
| 85 | Congo | 0.2774 Index | 2025 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 0.2767 Index | 2025 | down 54.9% | falling |
| 87 | Côte d’Ivoire | 0.2746 Index | 2025 | down 53.7% | falling |
| 88 | Mali | 0.2739 Index | 2025 | down 55.2% | falling |
| 89 | Brazil | 0.2713 Index | 2025 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 90 | Hungary | 0.271 Index | 2025 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 90 | Sweden | 0.271 Index | 2025 | down 52.6% | falling |
| 92 | Serbia | 0.271 Index | 2025 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 93 | Zambia | 0.2706 Index | 2025 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 94 | Ghana | 0.2668 Index | 2025 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 95 | Nigeria | 0.2668 Index | 2025 | down 30.8% | falling |
| 96 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.2628 Index | 2025 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 97 | Greece | 0.2526 Index | 2025 | down 54.3% | falling |
| 98 | Benin | 0.2512 Index | 2025 | down 53.0% | falling |
| 99 | Indonesia | 0.2455 Index | 2025 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 100 | Cameroon | 0.2338 Index | 2025 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 101 | Togo | 0.2306 Index | 2025 | down 63.5% | falling |
| 102 | Seychelles | 0.2277 Index | 2025 | down 44.3% | falling |
| 103 | Kenya | 0.2264 Index | 2025 | down 62.9% | falling |
| 104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.2235 Index | 2025 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 105 | Niger | 0.209 Index | 2025 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 106 | Mozambique | 0.1838 Index | 2025 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 107 | Tunisia | 0.1662 Index | 2025 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 108 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1509 Index | 2025 | down 66.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Madagascar 0.3532 Index
- Slovak Republic 0.3503 Index
- Korea 0.2923 Index
About this data
The OECD Digital STRI heterogeneity indices complement the existing Digital STRI's and presents indices of regulatory heterogeneity based on the rich information in the Digital STRI regulatory database. The indices are built from assessing – for each country pair and each measure – whether or not the countries have the same regulation. For each country pair and each sector, the indices reflect the (weighted) share of measures for which the two countries have different regulation. A zip file containing the STRI indices for all countries and sectors available over 2014-2025 can be downloaded here: OECD Digital STRI HETEROGENEITY 2014-2025