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Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports 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
2
Kenya
Lowest
0.5
Argentina
Median
2
Years covered
42
1973–2014
Data points
3,480

What the numbers show

Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports is currently reported for 90 countries. The highest value is 2 in Kenya; the lowest is 0.5 in Argentina.

The median across all reporting countries is 2, and the mean is 1.7.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.

Over the past decade 12 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 300.0%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 66.7%).

Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Kenya 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Nicaragua 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Malaysia 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Mozambique 2 2014 up 100.0% rising
1 Mexico 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Madagascar 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Latvia 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Lithuania 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Korea 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Kyrgyzstan 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Netherlands 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Japan 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Albania 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 Jamaica 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Italy 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Israel 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Ireland 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Indonesia 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Hungary 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Russia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Zimbabwe 2 2014 up 300.0% volatile
1 Viet Nam 2 2014 up 300.0% volatile
1 United States 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Uruguay 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Uganda 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Sweden 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 El Salvador 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Singapore 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Jordan 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Romania 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Paraguay 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 Portugal 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Poland 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 Philippines 2 2014 up 100.0% rising
1 Peru 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 New Zealand 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Norway 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Guatemala 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Bulgaria 2 2014 up 33.3% rising
1 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Canada 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Switzerland 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Chile 2 2014 unchanged volatile
1 Hong Kong, China 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Colombia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Costa Rica 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Belgium 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Czechia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Germany 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Denmark 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Dominican Republic 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Austria 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Greece 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Spain 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Estonia 2 2014 unchanged flat
1 Australia 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Finland 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 France 2 2014 unchanged rising
1 Georgia 2 2014 up 100.0% flat
1 United Kingdom 2 2014 unchanged rising
61 Sri Lanka 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
61 Thailand 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
61 Brazil 1.5 2014 down 25.0% volatile
61 Ghana 1.5 2014 unchanged volatile
61 China (People’s Republic of) 1.5 2014 up 200.0% volatile
61 Türkiye 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
61 Côte d'Ivoire 1.5 2014 unchanged flat
61 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
61 Uzbekistan 1.5 2014 unchanged rising
61 Egypt 1.5 2014 down 25.0% rising
61 Ecuador 1.5 2014 down 25.0% rising
72 South Africa 1 2014 unchanged rising
72 Azerbaijan 1 2014 up 100.0% volatile
72 Tunisia 1 2014 unchanged flat
72 Nepal 1 2014 unchanged rising
72 Burkina Faso 1 2014 unchanged flat
72 Bangladesh 1 2014 unchanged rising
72 Senegal 1 2014 unchanged flat
72 Belarus 1 2014 down 33.3% rising
72 Cameroon 1 2014 unchanged falling
72 Nigeria 1 2014 unchanged rising
72 Morocco 1 2014 unchanged rising
72 Kazakhstan 1 2014 up 100.0% flat
72 Ethiopia 1 2014 unchanged rising
72 India 1 2014 unchanged rising
86 Pakistan 0.5 2014 down 50.0% rising
86 Ukraine 0.5 2014 down 50.0% falling
86 Algeria 0.5 2014 unchanged flat
86 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.5 2014 unchanged falling
86 Argentina 0.5 2014 down 66.7% rising

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Indicator
Trade, S2 - Restrictions on payments for service imports
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
90 places, 3,480 data points, 1973–2014
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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.