Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Malaysia
Malaysia: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.099 Index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Malaysia, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Malaysia stood at 0.099 Index. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Malaysia peaked at 0.099 Index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.099 Index, in 2014.
Malaysia ranks 13th of 39 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.099 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.099 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.099 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.099 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.099 Index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.099 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.099 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.099 Index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.099 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.099 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.099 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.099 Index | +0.0% |
Malaysia compared with similar countries
- Malaysia's 0.099 Index is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.099 Index, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
- Malaysia's 0.099 Index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.099 Index, 1.0× the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.099 Index | 0.099 Index | 0.099 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.099 Index | 0.099 Index | 0.099 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
More economy & growth data for Malaysia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.04 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.97 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 13.04 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0309 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 366.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.59 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 96.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 438.53 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Malaysia?
- Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Malaysia was 0.099 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.099 Index in 2014.
- What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.099 Index in 2014.
- How does Malaysia rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- Malaysia ranks 13th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Malaysia 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