Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in China
China: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.2276 Index in 2025. ▼ Falling
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in China, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
China recorded 0.2276 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 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in China peaked at 0.3394 Index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2276 Index, in 2024.
That places China 17th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in China, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.2723 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.2605 Index | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2605 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2841 Index | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3008 Index | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2841 Index | -5.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3394 Index | +19.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3276 Index | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3276 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2369 Index | -27.7% |
| 2024 | 0.2276 Index | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 0.2276 Index | +0.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.2276 Index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2601 Index, 88% of the median. (11 countries reporting)
- China's 0.2276 Index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2329 Index, 98% of the median. (9 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.277 Index | 0.2605 Index | 0.3008 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2811 Index | 0.2276 Index | 0.3394 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0029 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 39.69 units per person (2025)
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- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 1.91 % change on previous year (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in China?
- Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in China was 0.2276 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3394 Index in 2020.
- What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2276 Index in 2024.
- How does China rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- China ranks 17th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this China 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. 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