STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness in South Africa
South Africa: STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness was 0.2479 Index in 2025. ▼ Falling
STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness in South Africa, 2014–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness in South Africa is 0.2479 Index, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness in South Africa peaked at 0.2972 Index in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2479 Index, in 2018.
That places South Africa 32nd out of 38 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.2972 Index | — |
| 2015 | 0.288 Index | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 0.288 Index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.288 Index | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2479 Index | -13.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2479 Index | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2647 Index | +6.8% |
| 2021 | 0.2647 Index | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2479 Index | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 0.2479 Index | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2479 Index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.2479 Index | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2762 Index | 0.2479 Index | 0.2972 Index | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2535 Index | 0.2479 Index | 0.2647 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,610 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth 4.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth 2.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 4.54 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 0.5058 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 3,337 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness in South Africa?
- Stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness in South Africa was 0.2479 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2972 Index in 2014.
- What is the lowest stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2479 Index in 2018.
- How does South Africa rank for stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness?
- South Africa ranks 32nd out of 38 countries with data for 2025.
- Is stri heterogeneity indices — services trade restrictiveness rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of STRI Heterogeneity Indices — Services trade restrictiveness heterogeneity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The OECD STRI heterogeneity indices complement the existing STRI's and presents indices of regulatory heterogeneity based on the rich information in the STRI regulatory database. The indices are built from assessing – for each country pair and each measure – whether or not the countries have the same regulation. For each country pair and each sector, the indices reflect the (weighted) share of measures for which the two countries have different regulation. A zip file containing the STRI indices for all countries and sectors available over 2014-2025 can be downloaded here: https://stats.oecd.org/wbos/fileview2.aspx?IDFile=a44489e3-f98d-4713-bcf1-bde86f3e6f9a