The 2019 TBI ranks a total of 86 countries on their use of trade barriers. The average TBI score is 4.0 on a 10 point scale, with 10 indicating the
the highest use of trade barriers. Sri Lanka ranked as 50th in global and 5th In Asia. Tariffs, Non-Tariff Measures, and Services restrictions represent the most direct, and often used, trade barriers. The fourth component, Facilitation, captures necessary components to allow trade to happen: membership in Regional Trade Agreements, restrictions on digital trade restrictions, the property rights ecosystem, and logistics performance.