Domestic finance, S1 - Entry barriers by country
The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.
Countries reporting
90
Highest
3
Latvia
Lowest
1
Pakistan
Median
3
Years covered
42
1973–2014
Data points
3,443
What the numbers show
Domestic finance, S1 - Entry barriers is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 3 in Latvia; the lowest is 1 in Pakistan.
The median across all reporting countries is 3, and the mean is 2.86.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 11 countries rose and 1 fell. The largest increase was in India (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Singapore (down 33.3%).
Domestic finance, S1 - Entry barriers: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Nepal | 3 | 2014 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Norway | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malaysia | 3 | 2014 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Mozambique | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Madagascar | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Lithuania | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Korea | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kenya | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Albania | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Israel | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Venezuela | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | United States | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ukraine | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tanzania | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Jordan | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Tunisia | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Sweden | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | El Salvador | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Senegal | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Russia | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Romania | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Poland | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2014 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 3 | 2014 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Colombia | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Cameroon | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | India | 3 | 2014 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Bolivia | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Belarus | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Bangladesh | 3 | 2014 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 1 | Belgium | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Austria | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | France | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong (China) | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 3 | 2014 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Greece | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 2014 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Georgia | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Ecuador | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Algeria | 3 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Singapore | 2 | 2014 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Morocco | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Thailand | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | China (People’s Republic of) | 2 | 2014 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2014 | up 100.0% | flat |
| 81 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 81 | Jamaica | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 88 | Ethiopia | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Viet Nam | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Pakistan | 1 | 2014 | — | volatile |
About this data
The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.