Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Belgium
Belgium: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.0849 Index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Belgium, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
Belgium recorded 0.0849 Index for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Belgium peaked at 0.0849 Index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0849 Index, in 2014.
That places Belgium 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0849 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.0849 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0849 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0849 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0849 Index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0849 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0849 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0849 Index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0849 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0849 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0849 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0849 Index | +0.0% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 0.0849 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0849 Index, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 0.0849 Index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0919 Index, 92% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0849 Index | 0.0849 Index | 0.0849 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0849 Index | 0.0849 Index | 0.0849 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belgium
More economy & growth data for Belgium
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -19.31 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0266 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,617 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -28.79 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 30.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0397 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -2,411 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 33.22 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Belgium?
- Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Belgium was 0.0849 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0849 Index in 2014.
- What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0849 Index in 2014.
- How does Belgium rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- Belgium ranks 20th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belgium 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