Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Korea

Korea: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.2059 Index in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
0.2059 Index
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
6th
of 11 groups
All-time high
0.2731 Index
in 2022
All-time low
0.2059 Index
in 2023
Years of data
12
2014–2025

Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Korea, 2014–2025

00.10.20.32014201920252014: 0.249 Index2015: 0.249 Index2016: 0.22 Index2017: 0.218 Index2018: 0.218 Index2019: 0.218 Index2020: 0.261 Index2021: 0.261 Index2022: 0.273 Index2023: 0.206 Index2024: 0.206 Index2025: 0.206 Index

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.

Analysis

Korea recorded 0.2059 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 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Korea peaked at 0.2731 Index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2059 Index, in 2023.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in Korea, 2014 to 2025.
Year Index Change
2014 0.2487 Index
2015 0.2487 Index +0.0%
2016 0.2201 Index -11.5%
2017 0.2177 Index -1.1%
2018 0.2177 Index +0.0%
2019 0.2177 Index +0.0%
2020 0.2613 Index +20.0%
2021 0.2613 Index +0.0%
2022 0.2731 Index +4.5%
2023 0.2059 Index -24.6%
2024 0.2059 Index +0.0%
2025 0.2059 Index +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2284 Index 0.2177 Index 0.2487 Index 6
2020s 0.2356 Index 0.2059 Index 0.2731 Index 6

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 3 Thailand 0.3833 Index compare
  2. 4 Indonesia 0.3331 Index compare
  3. 5 Kazakhstan 0.3228 Index compare
  4. 6 Philippines 0.3147 Index compare
  5. 7 Israel 0.2827 Index compare
  6. 8 Hungary 0.2748 Index compare
  7. 9 Italy 0.2638 Index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Korea?
Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in Korea was 0.2059 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 Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.2731 Index in 2022.
What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2059 Index in 2023.
How does Korea rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
Korea ranks 6th out of 11 groups with data for 2025.
Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Korea 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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Indicator
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector
Unit
Index
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
51 places, 612 data points, 2014–2025
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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