Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.0707 Index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in United Kingdom, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 0.0707 Index for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 37.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in United Kingdom peaked at 0.1273 Index in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0707 Index, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1131 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.1131 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1131 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1273 Index | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1273 Index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1273 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1273 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0707 Index | -44.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0707 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0707 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0707 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.0707 Index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1202 Index | 0.1131 Index | 0.1273 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.0801 Index | 0.0707 Index | 0.1273 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 5 Israel 0.1273 Index compare
- 5 Switzerland 0.1273 Index compare
- 5 Russian Federation 0.1273 Index compare
- 5 Philippines 0.1273 Index compare
- 6 Lithuania 0.0849 Index compare
- 6 Türkiye 0.0849 Index compare
- 9 Austria 0.1131 Index compare
- 9 Denmark 0.1131 Index compare
- 9 Indonesia 0.1131 Index compare
- 9 Kazakhstan 0.1131 Index compare
- 10 Netherlands 0.0566 Index compare
- 11 Latvia 0.0424 Index compare
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- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — C. Trust 0.078 Index (2024)
- Index of digital trade integration and openness (INDIGO) — D. 0.0615 Index (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in United Kingdom?
- Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in United Kingdom was 0.0707 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1273 Index in 2017.
- What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0707 Index in 2021.
- How does United Kingdom rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- United Kingdom ranks 8th out of 11 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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