Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in New Zealand

New Zealand: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.0849 Index in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
0.0849 Index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
20th
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.0849 Index
in 2014
All-time low
0.0849 Index
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025

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

00.020.040.060.082014201920252014: 0.085 Index2015: 0.085 Index2016: 0.085 Index2017: 0.085 Index2018: 0.085 Index2019: 0.085 Index2020: 0.085 Index2021: 0.085 Index2022: 0.085 Index2023: 0.085 Index2024: 0.085 Index2025: 0.085 Index

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 New Zealand is 0.0849 Index, measured in 2025. 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 New Zealand peaked at 0.0849 Index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0849 Index, in 2014.

That places New Zealand 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 New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Restrictions to movement of people in New Zealand, 2014 to 2025.
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%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.0849 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0849 Index, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.0849 Index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.099 Index, 86% of the median. (9 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 New Zealand

  1. 20 Belgium 0.0849 Index compare
  2. 20 Colombia 0.0849 Index compare
  3. 20 Costa Rica 0.0849 Index compare
  4. 20 Czechia 0.0849 Index compare
  5. 20 Norway 0.0849 Index compare
  6. 20 China 0.0849 Index compare
  7. 20 India 0.0849 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 0.0849 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.0849 Index in 2014.
What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0849 Index in 2014.
How does New Zealand rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
New Zealand ranks 20th 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 unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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 to movement of people. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector — Restrictions to movement of people
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
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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