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
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.
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 | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 2014 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 1 | Poland | 1 | 2014 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 | 2014 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 1 | Guatemala | 1 | 2014 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 1 | Hong Kong | 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 | 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 | Russia | 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 | Turkey | 0.8125 | 2014 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 56 | Tanzania | 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 | 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 | Vietnam | 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 | Cote 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 | 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.