Services Trade Restrictiveness Index Regulatory Database — Answer by country
The OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index database contains information on trade restrictions and behind the border regulation in 22 sectors (transport, financial, professional, logistics, audiovisual, construction, telecommunications, distribution, computer). The STRI indicators and database have been updated...
What the numbers show
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index Regulatory Database — Answer is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 100 Index in Australia; the lowest is 40 Index in Philippines.
The median across all reporting countries is 100 Index, and the mean is 98.46 Index.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Services Trade Restrictiveness Index Regulatory Database — Answer: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Mexico | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Malaysia | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Peru | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Thailand | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | South Africa | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Luxembourg | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Austria | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Brazil | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Canada | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Switzerland | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Chile | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | China | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Colombia | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Czechia | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Germany | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Finland | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | France | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Greece | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Indonesia | 100 Index | 2025 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 1 | India | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ireland | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Iceland | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Israel | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Italy | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Japan | 100 Index | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Philippines | 40 Index | 2025 | up 60.0% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Korea 100 Index
- Slovak Republic 100 Index
- Türkiye 100 Index
- Netherlands 100 Index
- Estonia 100 Index
- Latvia 100 Index
- Lithuania 100 Index
- Croatia 100 Index
- Slovenia 100 Index
- Poland 100 Index
- United Kingdom 100 Index
- United States 100 Index
About this data
The OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index database contains information on trade restrictions and behind the border regulation in 22 sectors (transport, financial, professional, logistics, audiovisual, construction, telecommunications, distribution, computer). The STRI indicators and database have been updated to 2025 for all sectors. The entries in the database are documented with reference to the sources. A zip file containing the STRI Regulatory Database for all countries and sectors available over 2014-2025 can be downloaded here: OECD STRI Regulatory Database 2025 Note: OECD is not responsible for the content or availability of external websites.