Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in South Africa
South Africa: Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector was 0.1601 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index by services sector in South Africa, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in South Africa stood at 0.1601 Index. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in South Africa peaked at 0.1601 Index in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.1434 Index, in 2014.
That places South Africa 34th 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 South Africa, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.1434 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.1434 Index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1434 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1601 Index | +11.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1601 Index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1601 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1601 Index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1601 Index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1601 Index | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1601 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1601 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.1601 Index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.1517 Index | 0.1434 Index | 0.1601 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.1601 Index | 0.1601 Index | 0.1601 Index | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More economy & growth data for South Africa
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.4836 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.4 Percent per annum (2029)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.8659 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,713 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per unit of GDP 11.04 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- GDP (constant LCU), per capita 72,846 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 0.5972 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1528 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in South Africa?
- Services trade restrictiveness index by services sector in South Africa was 0.1601 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1601 Index in 2017.
- What is the lowest services trade restrictiveness index by services sector recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1434 Index in 2014.
- How does South Africa rank for services trade restrictiveness index by services sector?
- South Africa ranks 34th out of 39 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services trade restrictiveness index by services sector rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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