Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Australia
Australia: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.0566 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Australia, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Australia is 0.0566 Index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Australia peaked at 0.0566 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0424 Index, in 2014.
Australia ranks 33rd of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Australia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0424 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.0424 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0424 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0424 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0424 Index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0424 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0424 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0566 Index | +33.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0566 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0566 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0566 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0566 Index | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.0566 Index is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0849 Index, 67% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.0566 Index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.099 Index, 57% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0424 Index | 0.0424 Index | 0.0424 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0542 Index | 0.0424 Index | 0.0566 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More economy & growth data for Australia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.36 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.26 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.55 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0025 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -164.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 36.52 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -32.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0203 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1,323 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Australia?
- Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Australia was 0.0566 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0566 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0424 Index in 2014.
- How does Australia rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- Australia ranks 33rd out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 to movement of people. 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