Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Regulatory in New Zealand
New Zealand: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Regulatory was 0.0336 Index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Regulatory in New Zealand, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0336 Index for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector — regulatory in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 33.3% on the previous year and down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector — regulatory in New Zealand peaked at 0.0839 Index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0336 Index, in 2022.
New Zealand ranks 19th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Regulatory in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0504 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.0504 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0504 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0504 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0504 Index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0504 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0839 Index | +66.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0839 Index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0336 Index | -60.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0504 Index | +50.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0504 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0336 Index | -33.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0504 Index | 0.0504 Index | 0.0504 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.056 Index | 0.0336 Index | 0.0839 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 19 Brazil 0.0336 Index compare
- 19 Czechia 0.0336 Index compare
- 19 Germany 0.0336 Index compare
- 19 Hungary 0.0336 Index compare
- 19 Ireland 0.0336 Index compare
- 19 Norway 0.0336 Index compare
- 19 Sweden 0.0336 Index compare
- 19 Switzerland 0.0336 Index compare
- 19 Denmark 0.0336 Index compare
- 19 Peru 0.0336 Index compare
More economy & growth data for New Zealand
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.71 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.37 Percent per annum (2029)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 5,489 constant LCU per person (2024)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 1.63 % change on previous year (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1944 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 9,582 current US$ per person (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 4.94 % change on previous year (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.3165 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 15,604 current LCU per person (2023)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector — regulatory in New Zealand?
- Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector — regulatory in New Zealand was 0.0336 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector — regulatory recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0839 Index in 2020.
- What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector — regulatory recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0336 Index in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector — regulatory?
- New Zealand ranks 19th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector — regulatory rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Regulatory transparency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD STRI is a unique, evidence-based tool that collects information on services trade restrictions across 22 services sectors. The project has two distinct but complementary instruments: a services trade regulatory database and a services trade restrictiveness index. Based on the qualitative information in the database, composite indices quantify the identified restrictions across five standard policy categories, with values between zero and one. Complete openness to trade and investment gives a score of zero, while being completely closed to foreign services providers yields a score of one. This dataset presents a breakdown by economic activity at group- (3-digit) level of International Standard Industrial Classification, Revision 4 (ISIC Rev.4): ISIC Rev. 4. A zip file containing the STRI indices for all countries and sectors available over 2014-2025 can be downloaded here: OECD STRI 2025