Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Italy
Italy: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.2638 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Italy, 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 Italy is 0.2638 Index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Italy peaked at 0.2638 Index in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.252 Index, in 2014.
That places Italy 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Italy, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.252 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.252 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.252 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.252 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.252 Index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.252 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.252 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2638 Index | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2638 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2638 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2638 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2638 Index | +0.0% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.2638 Index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1978 Index, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.2638 Index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2095 Index, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.252 Index | 0.252 Index | 0.252 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2618 Index | 0.252 Index | 0.2638 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 6 Philippines 0.3147 Index compare
- 7 Israel 0.2827 Index compare
- 8 Lithuania 0.1814 Index compare
- 8 Hungary 0.2748 Index compare
- 9 Latvia 0.1364 Index compare
- 10 Mexico 0.2637 Index compare
- 10 United Kingdom 0.1253 Index compare
- 11 Netherlands 0.1086 Index compare
- 11 Malaysia 0.2601 Index compare
- 12 Colombia 0.2562 Index compare
More economy & growth data for Italy
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.18 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.8337 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0116 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 502.25 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -0.3992 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 366.74 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Italy?
- Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Italy was 0.2638 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2638 Index in 2021.
- What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.252 Index in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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