Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Spain
Spain: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.0283 Index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Spain, 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 Spain is 0.0283 Index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Spain peaked at 0.0566 Index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0283 Index, in 2023.
That places Spain 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Spain, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.0566 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.0566 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0566 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0566 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0566 Index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0566 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0566 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0566 Index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0566 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0283 Index | -50.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0283 Index | +0.0% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 0.0283 Index is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0849 Index, 33% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Spain's 0.0283 Index is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0919 Index, 31% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0566 Index | 0.0566 Index | 0.0566 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0424 Index | 0.0283 Index | 0.0566 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Spain
- 38 South Africa 0.0283 Index compare
More economy & growth data for Spain
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.77 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.62 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 46.38 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 939.77 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 28.09 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -34.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0147 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 569.12 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 19.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Spain?
- Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Spain 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0566 Index in 2014.
- What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0283 Index in 2023.
- How does Spain rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- Spain ranks 38th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Spain 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