Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in New Zealand

New Zealand: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.1774 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.1774 Index
Change on year
down 8.6%
World rank
31st
of 39 countries
All-time high
0.2278 Index
in 2020
All-time low
0.1706 Index
in 2014
Years of data
12
2014–2025

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

00.050.10.150.20.252014201920252014: 0.171 Index2015: 0.182 Index2016: 0.182 Index2017: 0.182 Index2018: 0.182 Index2019: 0.182 Index2020: 0.228 Index2021: 0.228 Index2022: 0.177 Index2023: 0.194 Index2024: 0.194 Index2025: 0.177 Index

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

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.1774 Index for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in 2025.

That represents a change of down 8.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in New Zealand peaked at 0.2278 Index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.1706 Index, in 2014.

New Zealand ranks 31st of 39 countries on this measure, 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 New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in New Zealand, 2014 to 2025.
Year Index Change
2014 0.1706 Index
2015 0.1824 Index +6.9%
2016 0.1824 Index +0.0%
2017 0.1824 Index +0.0%
2018 0.1824 Index +0.0%
2019 0.1824 Index +0.0%
2020 0.2278 Index +24.9%
2021 0.2278 Index +0.0%
2022 0.1774 Index -22.1%
2023 0.1942 Index +9.5%
2024 0.1942 Index +0.0%
2025 0.1774 Index -8.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.1805 Index 0.1706 Index 0.1824 Index 6
2020s 0.1998 Index 0.1774 Index 0.2278 Index 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 28 Austria 0.1936 Index compare
  2. 29 Chile 0.1848 Index compare
  3. 30 Ireland 0.1837 Index compare
  4. 32 France 0.1771 Index compare
  5. 33 Czechia 0.1696 Index compare
  6. 34 South Africa 0.1601 Index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in New Zealand?
Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in New Zealand was 0.1774 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 New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.2278 Index in 2020.
What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1706 Index in 2014.
How does New Zealand rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
New Zealand ranks 31st out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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