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External finance, S2 - Outflow 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
59
Highest
2
Spain
Lowest
0
Ethiopia
Median
1.5
Years covered
35
1980–2014
Data points
2,000

What the numbers show

External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions is currently reported for 59 countries. The highest value is 2 in Spain; the lowest is 0 in Ethiopia.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.5, and the mean is 1.49.

Over the past decade 10 countries rose and 6 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 200.0%), and the largest decrease in Algeria (down 100.0%).

External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Spain 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Republic of Korea 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 Kazakhstan 2 2014 up 100.0% volatile
1 Japan 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Jordan 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Israel 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Netherlands 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 New Zealand 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Hungary 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Guatemala 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Peru 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 France 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Finland 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Portugal 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Russian Federation 2 2014 up 100.0% rising
1 United States of America 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Australia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Austria 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Belgium 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Canada 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Switzerland 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Singapore 2 2014 unchanged falling
1 Uruguay 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Sweden 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Costa Rica 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Czechia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Germany 2 2014 unchanged flat
29 Thailand 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
29 Philippines 1.5 2014 up 50.0% rising
29 Viet Nam 1.5 2014 — volatile
29 Nigeria 1.5 2014 down 25.0% volatile
29 South Africa 1.5 2014 up 50.0% volatile
29 Zimbabwe 1.5 2014 up 200.0% volatile
29 Chile 1.5 2014 down 25.0% rising
29 Italy 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
29 Colombia 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
29 Greece 1.5 2014 down 25.0% rising
29 Ghana 1.5 2014 up 200.0% volatile
40 China 1 2014 unchanged volatile
40 Türkiye 1 2014 unchanged rising
40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 2014 unchanged falling
40 Brazil 1 2014 unchanged rising
40 Sri Lanka 1 2014 up 100.0% volatile
40 Bangladesh 1 2014 unchanged volatile
40 Poland 1 2014 unchanged rising
40 Pakistan 1 2014 unchanged volatile
40 Indonesia 1 2014 down 33.3% falling
40 India 1 2014 unchanged rising
40 Malaysia 1 2014 up 100.0% falling
40 Mexico 1 2014 unchanged falling
40 Argentina 1 2014 unchanged flat
53 Egypt 0.5 2014 down 66.7% rising
53 Ukraine 0.5 2014 unchanged rising
53 Tunisia 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
53 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
53 Morocco 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
58 Algeria 0 2014 down 100.0% volatile
58 Ethiopia 0 2014 — volatile

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Indicator
External finance, S2 - Outflow restrictions
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
59 places, 2,000 data points, 1980–2014
Last refreshed

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.