Index of economic freedom. Data from 1995 to 2024.

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Source: The Heritage Foundation
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Finland
Denmark
Luxembourg
Norway
Austria
Iceland
Sweden
Netherlands
Germany
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Singapore
Ireland
Estonia
France
Belgium
Australia
Portugal
Czech Republic
Lithuania
South Korea
Canada
Slovenia
Latvia
New Zealand
Spain
Mauritius
Malta
Uruguay
Slovak Republic
Cyprus
Taiwan Province of China
Italy
Romania
Croatia
Greece
Israel
Samoa
Bulgaria
Oman
Botswana
Seychelles
Barbados
Poland
Chile
Qatar
Micronesia
Brunei Darussalam
Bhutan
Saint Lucia
Hungary
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Dominica
Kiribati
Tonga
Jamaica
Malaysia
Costa Rica
Bahrain
UAE
Namibia
Cape Verde Islands
Georgia
Rwanda
Bahamas
Vanuatu
Fiji
Tunisia
Republic of Macedonia
Serbia
Montenegro
Morocco
Albania
Trinidad & Tobago
Senegal
Dominican Republic
Panama
Gambia
Kazakhstan
Jordan
San Tome
Azerbaijan
Maldives
Brazil
Sri Lanka
India
Saudi Arabia
Ghana
Armenia
Vietnam
Mongolia
Malawi
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Guyana
Solomon Islands
Kosovo
Uganda
Philippines
China
Tanzania
Cote d’Ivoire
Zambia
Colombia
Thailand
Paraguay
Peru
Benin
Eswatini
Papua New Guinea
South Africa
El Salvador
Kuwait
Lao Peoples Dem. Rep.
Lesotho
Suriname
Kenya
Cambodia
Timor Leste
Mexico
Madagascar
Egypt
Türkiye
Moldova
Angola
Indonesia
Guatemala
Nepal
Honduras
Togo
Bangladesh
Mauritania
Belize
Argentina
Sierra Leone
Uzbekistan
Liberia
Mozambique
Cameroon
Congo
Djibouti
Ecuador
Cuba
Niger
Pakistan
Tajikistan
Burundi
Nicaragua
Burkina Faso
Ethiopia PDR
Algeria
Chad
Guinea Bissau
Gabon
Nigeria
Mali
Iran
Comoro Islands
Guinea
Lebanese Republic
Kyrgyz Republic
Ukraine
Belarus
Zimbabwe
Bolivia
Equatorial Guinea
Russian Federation
Turkmenistan
Myanmar
North Korea
Congo DR
Sudan
Haiti
Afghanistan
Central African Rep.
Iraq
Eritrea
Libya
Yemen
Syrian Arab Republic
Venezuela
Average: 53,43 score
Countries: 183
100 = maximum level of economic freedom
Basic data
Change
from to
Country
Flag
score
Place
Finland
100
1
Denmark
99,3
2
Luxembourg
97,8
3
Norway
97,7
4
Austria
97
5
Iceland
97
5
Sweden
96,5
6
Netherlands
95,9
7
Germany
95,4
8
United States
95,4
8
United Kingdom
95,2
9
Japan
95,1
10
Switzerland
94,5
11
Liechtenstein
94,4
12
Singapore
94,3
13
Ireland
94,1
14
Estonia
93,7
15
France
92,9
16
Belgium
92,8
17
Australia
90,4
18
Portugal
90,1
19
Czech Republic
89,9
20
Lithuania
89,4
21
South Korea
89,4
21
Canada
89
22
Slovenia
88,4
23
Latvia
87,8
24
New Zealand
87,5
25
Spain
87,2
26
Mauritius
86,4
27
Malta
86,2
28
Uruguay
86
29
Slovak Republic
84,3
30
Cyprus
83,7
31
Taiwan Province of China
83
32
Italy
82,2
33
Romania
81,7
34
Croatia
81,3
35
Greece
77,3
36
Israel
77,2
37
Samoa
76,1
38
Bulgaria
75,7
39
Oman
74,5
40
Botswana
74,1
41
Seychelles
74
42
Barbados
72,8
43
Poland
72,3
44
Chile
71,3
45
Qatar
71,1
46
Micronesia
70
47
Brunei Darussalam
69,7
48
Bhutan
69,7
48
Saint Lucia
69,5
49
Hungary
69,2
50
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
69
51
Dominica
68,9
52
Kiribati
68,5
53
Tonga
67,9
54
Jamaica
67,8
55
Malaysia
66,3
56
Costa Rica
65,9
57
Bahrain
65,4
58
UAE
65,4
58
Namibia
65
59
Cape Verde Islands
64,6
60
Georgia
62,3
61
Rwanda
62
62
Bahamas
61,8
63
Vanuatu
61,4
64
Fiji
61,4
64
Tunisia
59,3
65
Republic of Macedonia
59,1
66
Serbia
58,9
67
Montenegro
58,8
68
Morocco
58,6
69
Albania
58,3
70
Trinidad & Tobago
58,3
70
Senegal
57,2
71
Dominican Republic
56,3
72
Panama
56
73
Gambia
55
74
Kazakhstan
54,7
75
Jordan
54,4
76
San Tome
53
77
Azerbaijan
52,9
78
Maldives
51,6
79
Brazil
51,4
80
Sri Lanka
51,3
81
India
51,1
82
Saudi Arabia
51
83
Ghana
50,5
84
Armenia
49,9
85
Vietnam
49,9
85
Mongolia
49,7
86
Malawi
49,4
87
Bosnia-Herzegovina
48,3
88
Guyana
48,2
89
Solomon Islands
48,2
89
Kosovo
47,6
90
Uganda
47,4
91
Philippines
47,4
91
China
46,7
92
Tanzania
46,7
92
Cote d’Ivoire
46,3
93
Zambia
45,8
94
Colombia
45,5
95
Thailand
45,1
96
Paraguay
45
97
Peru
44,9
98
Benin
44,8
99
Eswatini
44,8
99
Papua New Guinea
44,7
100
South Africa
44,3
101
El Salvador
43,2
102
Kuwait
42,7
103
Lao Peoples Dem. Rep.
42,5
104
Lesotho
42,4
105
Suriname
42,1
106
Kenya
41,8
107
Cambodia
41,7
108
Timor Leste
41,5
109
Mexico
41,1
110
Madagascar
40,8
111
Egypt
40,6
112
Türkiye
40,6
112
Moldova
40,2
113
Angola
39,9
114
Indonesia
39,8
115
Guatemala
38,7
116
Nepal
38,3
117
Honduras
38,1
118
Togo
37
119
Bangladesh
36,5
120
Mauritania
35,8
121
Belize
35,1
122
Argentina
34,7
123
Sierra Leone
33,8
124
Uzbekistan
33,5
125
Liberia
32,8
126
Mozambique
31,6
127
Cameroon
31,3
128
Congo
30,8
129
Djibouti
30,6
130
Ecuador
30,5
131
Cuba
29,9
132
Niger
29,6
133
Pakistan
29,2
134
Tajikistan
28,8
135
Burundi
28,6
136
Nicaragua
28,2
137
Burkina Faso
28,1
138
Ethiopia PDR
27,9
139
Algeria
27,6
140
Chad
27,4
141
Guinea Bissau
26,5
142
Gabon
25,4
143
Nigeria
25,4
143
Mali
23,5
144
Iran
23,3
145
Comoro Islands
22,9
146
Guinea
22,3
147
Lebanese Republic
22,3
147
Kyrgyz Republic
21,7
148
Ukraine
21,5
149
Belarus
20,9
150
Zimbabwe
20,7
151
Bolivia
19,9
152
Equatorial Guinea
18,7
153
Russian Federation
18,6
154
Turkmenistan
17,7
155
Myanmar
17,3
156
North Korea
15,7
157
Congo DR
15,6
158
Sudan
12
159
Haiti
10,7
160
Afghanistan
7,4
161
Central African Rep.
6,9
162
Iraq
6,3
163
Eritrea
6,1
164
Libya
5,7
165
Yemen
5,1
166
Syrian Arab Republic
2,6
167
Venezuela
0,7
168
Column
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Racechart
Finland
Denmark
Luxembourg
Norway
Austria
Iceland
Sweden
Netherlands
Germany
United States
United Kingdom
Japan
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Singapore
Ireland
Estonia
France
Belgium
Australia
Portugal
Czech Republic
Lithuania
South Korea
Canada
Slovenia
Latvia
New Zealand
Spain
Mauritius
Malta
Uruguay
Slovak Republic
Cyprus
Taiwan Province of China
Italy
Romania
Croatia
Greece
Israel
Samoa
Bulgaria
Oman
Botswana
Seychelles
Barbados
Poland
Chile
Qatar
Micronesia
Brunei Darussalam
Bhutan
Saint Lucia
Hungary
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Dominica
Kiribati
Tonga
Jamaica
Malaysia
Costa Rica
Bahrain
UAE
Namibia
Cape Verde Islands
Georgia
Rwanda
Bahamas
Vanuatu
Fiji
Tunisia
Republic of Macedonia
Serbia
Montenegro
Morocco
Albania
Trinidad & Tobago
Senegal
Dominican Republic
Panama
Gambia
Kazakhstan
Jordan
San Tome
Azerbaijan
Maldives
Brazil
Sri Lanka
India
Saudi Arabia
Ghana
Armenia
Vietnam
Mongolia
Malawi
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Guyana
Solomon Islands
Kosovo
Uganda
Philippines
China
Tanzania
Cote d’Ivoire
Zambia
Colombia
Thailand
Paraguay
Peru
Benin
Eswatini
Papua New Guinea
South Africa
El Salvador
Kuwait
Lao Peoples Dem. Rep.
Lesotho
Suriname
Kenya
Cambodia
Timor Leste
Mexico
Madagascar
Egypt
Türkiye
Moldova
Angola
Indonesia
Guatemala
Nepal
Honduras
Togo
Bangladesh
Mauritania
Belize
Argentina
Sierra Leone
Uzbekistan
Liberia
Mozambique
Cameroon
Congo
Djibouti
Ecuador
Cuba
Niger
Pakistan
Tajikistan
Burundi
Nicaragua
Burkina Faso
Ethiopia PDR
Algeria
Chad
Guinea Bissau
Gabon
Nigeria
Mali
Iran
Comoro Islands
Guinea
Lebanese Republic
Kyrgyz Republic
Ukraine
Belarus
Zimbabwe
Bolivia
Equatorial Guinea
Russian Federation
Turkmenistan
Myanmar
North Korea
Congo DR
Sudan
Haiti
Afghanistan
Central African Rep.
Iraq
Eritrea
Libya
Yemen
Syrian Arab Republic
Venezuela