Economic freedom, overall index - Country rankings

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Economic freedom, overall index (0-100), 2024:

The average for 2024 based on 174 countries was 59 index points. The highest value was in Singapore: 84 index points and the lowest value was in North Korea: 3 index points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: index points; Source: The Heritage Foundation
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Countries Economic freedom, overall index, 2024 Global rank Available data
Singapore 84 1 1995 - 2024
Ireland 83 2 1995 - 2024
Switzerland 83 3 1996 - 2024
Taiwan 80 4 1995 - 2024
Luxembourg 79 5 1996 - 2024
Denmark 78 6 1996 - 2024
Estonia 78 7 1995 - 2024
New Zealand 78 8 1996 - 2024
Norway 78 9 1996 - 2024
Sweden 78 10 1995 - 2024
Netherlands 77 11 1996 - 2024
Australia 76 12 1995 - 2024
Finland 76 13 1996 - 2024
Lithuania 73 14 1996 - 2024
South Korea 73 15 1995 - 2024
Canada 72 16 1995 - 2024
Cyprus 72 17 1996 - 2024
Germany 72 18 1995 - 2024
Latvia 72 19 1996 - 2024
Mauritius 72 20 1999 - 2024
Chile 71 21 1995 - 2024
Iceland 71 22 1997 - 2024
UA Emirates 71 23 1996 - 2024
Czechia 70 24 1995 - 2024
Israel 70 25 1995 - 2024
Uruguay 70 26 1995 - 2024
USA 70 27 1995 - 2024
Bulgaria 69 28 1995 - 2024
Portugal 69 29 1995 - 2024
Qatar 69 30 1999 - 2024
UK 69 31 1995 - 2024
Austria 68 32 1995 - 2024
Botswana 68 33 1995 - 2024
Costa Rica 68 34 1995 - 2024
Georgia 68 35 1996 - 2024
Jamaica 68 36 1995 - 2024
Japan 68 37 1995 - 2024
Slovakia 68 38 1995 - 2024
Barbados 67 39 1996 - 2024
Croatia 67 40 1996 - 2024
Samoa 67 41 1996 - 2024
Belgium 66 42 1996 - 2024
Brunei 66 43 2014 - 2024
Malaysia 66 44 1995 - 2024
Poland 66 45 1995 - 2024
Slovenia 66 46 1996 - 2024
Albania 65 47 1995 - 2024
Armenia 65 48 1996 - 2024
Malta 65 49 1995 - 2024
Peru 65 50 1995 - 2024
Indonesia 64 51 1995 - 2024
Panama 64 52 1995 - 2024
Romania 64 53 1995 - 2024
Bahamas 63 54 1995 - 2024
Bahrain 63 55 1995 - 2024
Cape Verde 63 56 1996 - 2024
Domin. Rep. 63 57 1995 - 2024
France 63 58 1995 - 2024
Oman 63 59 1995 - 2024
Serbia 63 60 2002 - 2024
Spain 63 61 1995 - 2024
Vietnam 63 62 1995 - 2024
Azerbaijan 62 63 1996 - 2024
Bosnia & Herz. 62 64 1998 - 2024
Guatemala 62 65 1995 - 2024
Kazakhstan 62 66 1998 - 2024
Mexico 62 67 1995 - 2024
Saint Lucia 62 68 2009 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 62 69 1996 - 2024
Vanuatu 62 70 2009 - 2024
Belize 61 71 1995 - 2024
Hungary 61 72 1995 - 2024
Micronesia 61 73 2009 - 2024
Mongolia 61 74 1995 - 2024
North Macedonia 61 75 2002 - 2024
S.T.&Principe 61 76 2009 - 2024
Italy 60 77 1995 - 2024
Montenegro 60 78 2002 - 2024
Paraguay 60 79 1995 - 2024
St. Vincent & ... 60 80 2009 - 2024
Seychelles 60 81 2009 - 2024
Tr.&Tobago 60 82 1996 - 2024
Colombia 59 83 1995 - 2024
Honduras 59 84 1995 - 2024
Kuwait 59 85 1996 - 2024
Philippines 59 86 1995 - 2024
Tanzania 59 87 1995 - 2024
Thailand 59 88 1995 - 2024
Tonga 59 89 2009 - 2024
Benin 58 90 1996 - 2024
Fiji 58 91 1995 - 2024
Gambia 58 92 1997 - 2024
Ivory Coast 58 93 1995 - 2024
Jordan 58 94 1995 - 2024
Namibia 58 95 1997 - 2024
Gabon 57 96 1995 - 2024
Guyana 57 97 1995 - 2024
Madagascar 57 98 1995 - 2024
Moldova 57 99 1995 - 2024
Morocco 57 100 1995 - 2024
Cambodia 56 101 1997 - 2024
Djibouti 56 102 1997 - 2024
Ghana 56 103 1995 - 2024
Swaziland 56 104 1995 - 2024
Turkey 56 105 1995 - 2024
Uzbekistan 56 106 1998 - 2024
Bhutan 55 107 2009 - 2024
Ecuador 55 108 1995 - 2024
Greece 55 109 1995 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan 55 110 1998 - 2024
Mauritania 55 111 1996 - 2024
Senegal 55 112 1996 - 2024
Solomon Isl. 55 113 2009 - 2024
South Africa 55 114 1995 - 2024
Angola 54 115 1995 - 2024
Bangladesh 54 116 1995 - 2024
Cameroon 54 117 1995 - 2024
Dominica 54 118 2009 - 2024
El Salvador 54 119 1995 - 2024
Kenya 54 120 1995 - 2024
Brazil 53 121 1995 - 2024
Guinea 53 122 1995 - 2024
India 53 123 1995 - 2024
Mali 53 124 1995 - 2024
Nicaragua 53 125 1995 - 2024
Nigeria 53 126 1995 - 2024
Burkina Faso 52 127 1996 - 2024
Comoros 52 128 2009 - 2024
Lesotho 52 129 1996 - 2024
Malawi 52 130 1995 - 2024
Nepal 52 131 1996 - 2024
Niger 52 132 1996 - 2024
Russia 52 133 1995 - 2024
Rwanda 52 134 1997 - 2024
Chad 51 135 1997 - 2024
Kiribati 51 136 2009 - 2024
Laos 51 137 1996 - 2024
Mozambique 51 138 1995 - 2024
Tajikistan 51 139 1998 - 2024
Togo 51 140 1999 - 2024
Uganda 51 141 1995 - 2024
Argentina 50 142 1995 - 2024
Egypt 50 143 1995 - 2024
Liberia 50 144 2009 - 2024
Pakistan 50 145 1995 - 2024
China 49 146 1995 - 2024
Papua N.G. 49 147 1996 - 2024
Sri Lanka 49 148 1995 - 2024
Tunisia 49 149 1995 - 2024
Belarus 48 150 1995 - 2024
DR Congo 48 151 1995 - 2024
Eq. Guinea 48 152 1999 - 2024
Ethiopia 48 153 1995 - 2024
Haiti 48 154 1995 - 2024
Lebanon 48 155 1996 - 2024
Maldives 48 156 2009 - 2024
R. of Congo 48 157 1996 - 2024
Zambia 48 158 1995 - 2024
Suriname 47 159 1996 - 2024
Turkmenistan 46 160 1998 - 2024
Sierra Leone 45 161 1995 - 2024
Algeria 44 162 1995 - 2024
Bolivia 44 163 1995 - 2024
G.-Bissau 43 164 1999 - 2024
Burma 42 165 1996 - 2024
C.A. Republic 41 166 2002 - 2024
Iran 41 167 1996 - 2024
Eritrea 40 168 2009 - 2024
Burundi 38 169 1997 - 2024
Zimbabwe 38 170 1995 - 2024
Sudan 34 171 1995 - 2024
Venezuela 28 172 1995 - 2024
Cuba 26 173 1995 - 2024
North Korea 3 174 1995 - 2024


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Definition: The Overall index of economic freedom has ten components grouped into four broad categories: Rule of Law; Limited Government; Regulatory Efficiency and Open Markets. The overall economic freedom is scored on a scale of 0 to 100, where 100 represents the maximum freedom.

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1. Singapore
2. Ireland
3. Switzerland
4. Taiwan
5. Luxembourg
6. Denmark
7. Estonia
8. New Zealand
9. Norway
10. Sweden
11. Netherlands
12. Australia
13. Finland
14. Lithuania
15. South Korea
16. Canada
17. Cyprus
18. Germany
19. Latvia
20. Mauritius
21. Chile
22. Iceland
23. UA Emirates
24. Czechia
25. Israel
26. Uruguay
27. USA
28. Bulgaria
29. Portugal
30. Qatar
31. UK
32. Austria
33. Botswana
34. Costa Rica
35. Georgia
36. Jamaica
37. Japan
38. Slovakia
39. Barbados
40. Croatia
41. Samoa
42. Belgium
43. Brunei
44. Malaysia
45. Poland
46. Slovenia
47. Albania
48. Armenia
49. Malta
50. Peru
51. Indonesia
52. Panama
53. Romania
54. Bahamas
55. Bahrain
56. Cape Verde
57. Domin. Rep.
58. France
59. Oman
60. Serbia
61. Spain
62. Vietnam
63. Azerbaijan
64. Bosnia & Herz.
65. Guatemala
66. Kazakhstan
67. Mexico
68. Saint Lucia
69. Saudi Arabia
70. Vanuatu
71. Belize
72. Hungary
73. Micronesia
74. Mongolia
75. North Macedonia
76. S.T.&Principe
77. Italy
78. Montenegro
79. Paraguay
80. St. Vincent & ...
81. Seychelles
82. Tr.&Tobago
83. Colombia
84. Honduras
85. Kuwait
86. Philippines
87. Tanzania
88. Thailand
89. Tonga
90. Benin
91. Fiji
92. Gambia
93. Ivory Coast
94. Jordan
95. Namibia
96. Gabon
97. Guyana
98. Madagascar
99. Moldova
100. Morocco
101. Cambodia
102. Djibouti
103. Ghana
104. Swaziland
105. Turkey
106. Uzbekistan
107. Bhutan
108. Ecuador
109. Greece
110. Kyrgyzstan
111. Mauritania
112. Senegal
113. Solomon Isl.
114. South Africa
115. Angola
116. Bangladesh
117. Cameroon
118. Dominica
119. El Salvador
120. Kenya
121. Brazil
122. Guinea
123. India
124. Mali
125. Nicaragua
126. Nigeria
127. Burkina Faso
128. Comoros
129. Lesotho
130. Malawi
131. Nepal
132. Niger
133. Russia
134. Rwanda
135. Chad
136. Kiribati
137. Laos
138. Mozambique
139. Tajikistan
140. Togo
141. Uganda
142. Argentina
143. Egypt
144. Liberia
145. Pakistan
146. China
147. Papua N.G.
148. Sri Lanka
149. Tunisia
150. Belarus
151. DR Congo
152. Eq. Guinea
153. Ethiopia
154. Haiti
155. Lebanon
156. Maldives
157. R. of Congo
158. Zambia
159. Suriname
160. Turkmenistan
161. Sierra Leone
162. Algeria
163. Bolivia
164. G.-Bissau
165. Burma
166. C.A. Republic
167. Iran
168. Eritrea
169. Burundi
170. Zimbabwe
171. Sudan
172. Venezuela
173. Cuba
174. North Korea
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