External finance, S1 - Capital inflow restrictions 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
2
Hong Kong (China)
Lowest
0.5
Argentina
Median
1.75
Years covered
42
1973–2014
Data points
3,480
What the numbers show
External finance, S1 - Capital inflow restrictions is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 2 in Hong Kong (China); the lowest is 0.5 in Argentina.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.75, and the mean is 1.56.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Thailand (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Madagascar (down 66.7%).
External finance, S1 - Capital inflow restrictions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong (China) | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ecuador | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Egypt | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Spain | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 2 | 2014 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | France | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Greece | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 2 | 2014 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Hungary | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Sweden | 2 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Israel | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Singapore | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jordan | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Lithuania | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Dominican Republic | 2 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Austria | 2 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Belgium | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | New Zealand | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Portugal | 2 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Canada | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United States | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uruguay | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Uganda | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Denmark | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Paraguay | 2 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Russian Federation | 1.5 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | Senegal | 1.5 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Nigeria | 1.5 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | Poland | 1.5 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Thailand | 1.5 | 2014 | up 200.0% | falling |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 1.5 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Kenya | 1.5 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 46 | Albania | 1.5 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | Australia | 1.5 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 1.5 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | South Africa | 1.5 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | Viet Nam | 1.5 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | Belarus | 1.5 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | Brazil | 1.5 | 2014 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 46 | Türkiye | 1.5 | 2014 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 46 | El Salvador | 1.5 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Jamaica | 1.5 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Kazakhstan | 1.5 | 2014 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Korea | 1.5 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Tunisia | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Zimbabwe | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Nepal | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 1 | 2014 | down 50.0% | rising |
| 65 | China | 1 | 2014 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Cameroon | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Colombia | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Algeria | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Ghana | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Indonesia | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | India | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Morocco | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Mexico | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 65 | Mozambique | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Malaysia | 1 | 2014 | up 100.0% | falling |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 0.5 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 83 | Madagascar | 0.5 | 2014 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Ukraine | 0.5 | 2014 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 83 | Pakistan | 0.5 | 2014 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 83 | Venezuela | 0.5 | 2014 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 83 | Bangladesh | 0.5 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Burkina Faso | 0.5 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 83 | Argentina | 0.5 | 2014 | down 50.0% | 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.