Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in China
China: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.0708 Index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in China, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in China stood at 0.0708 Index. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in China peaked at 0.118 Index in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0708 Index, in 2023.
That places China 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in China, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1062 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.0944 Index | -11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0944 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.118 Index | +25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.118 Index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.118 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1062 Index | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0944 Index | -11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0944 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0708 Index | -25.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0708 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0708 Index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1082 Index | 0.0944 Index | 0.118 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0846 Index | 0.0708 Index | 0.1062 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 4 Lithuania 0.0354 Index compare
- 4 Thailand 0.118 Index compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 0.118 Index compare
- 5 Estonia 0.0236 Index compare
- 5 Poland 0.0236 Index compare
- 5 United States 0.0236 Index compare
- 5 Latvia 0.0236 Index compare
- 6 Philippines 0.1062 Index compare
- 7 Australia 0.0708 Index compare
- 7 Malaysia 0.0708 Index compare
- 7 Sweden 0.0708 Index compare
- 10 United Kingdom 0.0118 Index compare
More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (current US$), annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current US$), per capita 13,862 current US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per unit of GDP 7.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (current LCU), per capita 99,666 current LCU per person (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.995 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 13,793 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in China?
- Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in China was 0.0708 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.118 Index in 2017.
- What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0708 Index in 2023.
- How does China rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- China ranks 7th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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 — Restrictions on foreign entry. 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