Trade, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade by country
The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.
Countries reporting
90
Highest
1
Greece
Lowest
0.25
Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of
Median
0.9688
Years covered
42
1973–2014
Data points
3,480
What the numbers show
Trade, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 1 in Greece; the lowest is 0.25 in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9688, and the mean is 0.8243.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 38 countries rose and 12 fell. The largest increase was in China (up 175.0%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 54.5%).
Trade, S1 - Payment restrictions for international trade: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Romania | 1 | 2014 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Paraguay | 1 | 2014 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 1 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Estonia | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Finland | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | France | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 2014 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2014 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 1 | Korea | 1 | 2014 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 | 2014 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong, China | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Hungary | 1 | 2014 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 | 2014 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Ireland | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Israel | 1 | 2014 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Jamaica | 1 | 2014 | up 6.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Jordan | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | New Zealand | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Australia | 1 | 2014 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 1 | Austria | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United States of America | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Belgium | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uruguay | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Uganda | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 2014 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 1 | Netherlands | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Sweden | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Chile | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Latvia | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Singapore | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norway | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2014 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 1 | Czechia | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Denmark | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Kenya | 0.9375 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 46 | Nicaragua | 0.9375 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Mexico | 0.9375 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 49 | Malaysia | 0.875 | 2014 | up 7.7% | flat |
| 49 | Egypt | 0.875 | 2014 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 49 | Dominican Republic | 0.875 | 2014 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 49 | Colombia | 0.875 | 2014 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Russian Federation | 0.875 | 2014 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 49 | El Salvador | 0.875 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 49 | Albania | 0.875 | 2014 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 56 | Türkiye | 0.8125 | 2014 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 56 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.8125 | 2014 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 0.8125 | 2014 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 0.8125 | 2014 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 56 | Indonesia | 0.8125 | 2014 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 61 | Azerbaijan | 0.75 | 2014 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 61 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.75 | 2014 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 61 | Brazil | 0.75 | 2014 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 61 | Ecuador | 0.75 | 2014 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 61 | Viet Nam | 0.75 | 2014 | up 71.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Madagascar | 0.6875 | 2014 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Thailand | 0.6875 | 2014 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 66 | China | 0.6875 | 2014 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Nigeria | 0.625 | 2014 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 69 | Uzbekistan | 0.625 | 2014 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 69 | Tunisia | 0.625 | 2014 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 69 | Mozambique | 0.625 | 2014 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 69 | Morocco | 0.625 | 2014 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 74 | Ghana | 0.5625 | 2014 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 74 | India | 0.5625 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Kazakhstan | 0.5625 | 2014 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 74 | Nepal | 0.5625 | 2014 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 78 | Algeria | 0.5 | 2014 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 78 | Senegal | 0.5 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 78 | South Africa | 0.5 | 2014 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 81 | Ethiopia | 0.4375 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 82 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.375 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
| 82 | Burkina Faso | 0.375 | 2014 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 0.375 | 2014 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 82 | Belarus | 0.375 | 2014 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 82 | Cameroon | 0.375 | 2014 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 82 | Pakistan | 0.375 | 2014 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 88 | Argentina | 0.3125 | 2014 | down 54.5% | rising |
| 89 | Ukraine | 0.25 | 2014 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 89 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.25 | 2014 | unchanged | falling |
About this data
The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.