Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in New Zealand

New Zealand: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.059 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.059 Index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.059 Index
in 2020
All-time low
0.0354 Index
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025

Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in New Zealand, 2014–2025

00.020.040.062014201920252014: 0.035 Index2015: 0.047 Index2016: 0.047 Index2017: 0.047 Index2018: 0.047 Index2019: 0.047 Index2020: 0.059 Index2021: 0.059 Index2022: 0.059 Index2023: 0.059 Index2024: 0.059 Index2025: 0.059 Index

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.059 Index for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in New Zealand peaked at 0.059 Index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0354 Index, in 2014.

New Zealand ranks 11th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Restrictions on foreign entry in New Zealand, 2014 to 2025.
Year Index Change
2014 0.0354 Index
2015 0.0472 Index +33.3%
2016 0.0472 Index +0.0%
2017 0.0472 Index +0.0%
2018 0.0472 Index +0.0%
2019 0.0472 Index +0.0%
2020 0.059 Index +25.0%
2021 0.059 Index +0.0%
2022 0.059 Index +0.0%
2023 0.059 Index +0.0%
2024 0.059 Index +0.0%
2025 0.059 Index +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.0452 Index 0.0354 Index 0.0472 Index 6
2020s 0.059 Index 0.059 Index 0.059 Index 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 10 United Kingdom 0.0118 Index compare
  2. 11 Netherlands 0 Index
  3. 11 Finland 0.059 Index compare
  4. 11 Israel 0.059 Index compare
  5. 11 Mexico 0.059 Index compare
  6. 11 Norway 0.059 Index compare
  7. 11 Brazil 0.059 Index compare
  8. 11 Peru 0.059 Index compare
  9. 11 Singapore 0.059 Index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in New Zealand?
Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in New Zealand was 0.059 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.059 Index in 2020.
What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0354 Index in 2014.
How does New Zealand rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
New Zealand ranks 11th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 — Restrictions on foreign entry. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Restrictions on foreign entry
Unit
Index
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
51 places, 612 data points, 2014–2025
Last refreshed

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