Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in South Africa
South Africa: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.0283 Index in 2025. ▬ Flat
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 0.0283 Index, measured 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 South Africa peaked at 0.0283 Index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0283 Index, in 2014.
South Africa ranks 38th of 39 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0283 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.0283 Index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.099 Index, 29% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0283 Index | 0.0283 Index | 0.0283 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0283 Index | 0.0283 Index | 0.0283 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps -4.01 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -61.95 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -2.16 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -192.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -33.37 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 16.18 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in South Africa?
- Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in South Africa was 0.0283 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0283 Index in 2014.
- What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 Index in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- South Africa ranks 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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