Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Ireland
Ireland: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.1837 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Ireland, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Ireland stood at 0.1837 Index. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Ireland peaked at 0.1837 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.1318 Index, in 2014.
That places Ireland 30th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Ireland, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1318 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.1318 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1318 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1318 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1318 Index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1459 Index | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 0.1459 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1459 Index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1551 Index | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.1551 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1719 Index | +10.8% |
| 2025 | 0.1837 Index | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1341 Index | 0.1318 Index | 0.1459 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1596 Index | 0.1459 Index | 0.1837 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More economy & growth data for Ireland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.96 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual -4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 9.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0489 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 6,431 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.0432 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 5,691 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 1.06 (1998)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Ireland?
- Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Ireland was 0.1837 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1837 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1318 Index in 2014.
- How does Ireland rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- Ireland ranks 30th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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