Economic freedom, overall index - Country rankings

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Economic freedom, overall index (0-100), 2026:

The average for 2026 based on 174 countries was 60 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 2026. 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, 2026 Global rank Available data
Singapore 84 1 1995 - 2026
Switzerland 84 2 1996 - 2026
Ireland 83 3 1995 - 2026
Australia 80 4 1995 - 2026
Luxembourg 80 5 1996 - 2026
Taiwan 80 6 1995 - 2026
Denmark 79 7 1996 - 2026
Estonia 79 8 1995 - 2026
Netherlands 79 9 1996 - 2026
Norway 79 10 1996 - 2026
New Zealand 78 11 1996 - 2026
Sweden 78 12 1995 - 2026
Finland 77 13 1996 - 2026
Canada 76 14 1995 - 2026
Iceland 75 15 1997 - 2026
Lithuania 75 16 1996 - 2026
Chile 74 17 1995 - 2026
Cyprus 74 18 1996 - 2026
South Korea 74 19 1995 - 2026
Czechia 73 20 1995 - 2026
Mauritius 73 21 1999 - 2026
USA 73 22 1995 - 2026
Germany 72 23 1995 - 2026
Latvia 72 24 1996 - 2026
UA Emirates 72 25 1996 - 2026
Cape Verde 71 26 1996 - 2026
Portugal 71 27 1995 - 2026
Austria 70 28 1995 - 2026
Barbados 70 29 1996 - 2026
Georgia 70 30 1996 - 2026
Japan 70 31 1995 - 2026
Qatar 70 32 1999 - 2026
Slovenia 70 33 1996 - 2026
UK 70 34 1995 - 2026
Uruguay 70 35 1995 - 2026
Belgium 69 36 1996 - 2026
Bulgaria 69 37 1995 - 2026
Costa Rica 69 38 1995 - 2026
Oman 69 39 1995 - 2026
Poland 69 40 1995 - 2026
Albania 68 41 1995 - 2026
Botswana 68 42 1995 - 2026
Brunei 68 43 2014 - 2026
Croatia 68 44 1996 - 2026
Israel 68 45 1995 - 2026
Jamaica 68 46 1995 - 2026
Malaysia 68 47 1995 - 2026
Malta 68 48 1995 - 2026
Saint Lucia 68 49 2009 - 2026
Samoa 68 50 1996 - 2026
Slovakia 68 51 1995 - 2026
Armenia 67 52 1996 - 2026
Seychelles 67 53 2009 - 2026
Spain 67 54 1995 - 2026
Bahrain 66 55 1995 - 2026
Paraguay 66 56 1995 - 2026
Peru 66 57 1995 - 2026
Bahamas 65 58 1995 - 2026
Belize 65 59 1995 - 2026
France 65 60 1995 - 2026
Indonesia 65 61 1995 - 2026
Panama 65 62 1995 - 2026
Romania 65 63 1995 - 2026
Saudi Arabia 65 64 1996 - 2026
Serbia 65 65 2002 - 2026
Azerbaijan 64 66 1996 - 2026
Domin. Rep. 64 67 1995 - 2026
Guatemala 64 68 1995 - 2026
Kazakhstan 64 69 1998 - 2026
Mongolia 64 70 1995 - 2026
Montenegro 64 71 2002 - 2026
Vietnam 64 72 1995 - 2026
Bosnia & Herz. 63 73 1998 - 2026
Greece 63 74 1995 - 2026
Hungary 63 75 1995 - 2026
Italy 63 76 1995 - 2026
Micronesia 63 77 2009 - 2026
North Macedonia 63 78 2002 - 2026
Philippines 63 79 1995 - 2026
Morocco 62 80 1995 - 2026
Thailand 62 81 1995 - 2026
Tr.&Tobago 62 82 1996 - 2026
S.T.&Principe 61 83 2009 - 2026
Vanuatu 61 84 2009 - 2026
Benin 60 85 1996 - 2026
Colombia 60 86 1995 - 2026
Fiji 60 87 1995 - 2026
Kuwait 60 88 1996 - 2026
Mexico 60 89 1995 - 2026
Namibia 60 90 1997 - 2026
St. Vincent & ... 60 91 2009 - 2026
Uzbekistan 60 92 1998 - 2026
Cambodia 59 93 1997 - 2026
Guyana 59 94 1995 - 2026
Honduras 59 95 1995 - 2026
Jordan 59 96 1995 - 2026
South Africa 59 97 1995 - 2026
Tanzania 59 98 1995 - 2026
Tonga 59 99 2009 - 2026
Bhutan 58 100 2009 - 2026
El Salvador 58 101 1995 - 2026
Ivory Coast 58 102 1995 - 2026
Moldova 58 103 1995 - 2026
Swaziland 58 104 1995 - 2026
Argentina 57 105 1995 - 2026
Gabon 57 106 1995 - 2026
Ghana 57 107 1995 - 2026
Madagascar 57 108 1995 - 2026
Rwanda 57 109 1997 - 2026
Djibouti 56 110 1997 - 2026
Dominica 56 111 2009 - 2026
Ecuador 56 112 1995 - 2026
Gambia 56 113 1997 - 2026
Kenya 56 114 1995 - 2026
Kyrgyzstan 56 115 1998 - 2026
Bangladesh 55 116 1995 - 2026
Lesotho 55 117 1996 - 2026
Nigeria 55 118 1995 - 2026
Turkey 55 119 1995 - 2026
Angola 54 120 1995 - 2026
Mauritania 54 121 1996 - 2026
Nicaragua 54 122 1995 - 2026
Papua N.G. 54 123 1996 - 2026
Solomon Isl. 54 124 2009 - 2026
Comoros 53 125 2009 - 2026
Guinea 53 126 1995 - 2026
India 53 127 1995 - 2026
Nepal 53 128 1996 - 2026
Senegal 53 129 1996 - 2026
Suriname 53 130 1996 - 2026
Tajikistan 53 131 1998 - 2026
Brazil 52 132 1995 - 2026
Cameroon 52 133 1995 - 2026
Mali 52 134 1995 - 2026
Togo 52 135 1999 - 2026
Uganda 52 136 1995 - 2026
Zambia 52 137 1995 - 2026
Chad 51 138 1997 - 2026
Kiribati 51 139 2009 - 2026
Laos 51 140 1996 - 2026
Malawi 51 141 1995 - 2026
Niger 51 142 1996 - 2026
Egypt 50 143 1995 - 2026
Liberia 50 144 2009 - 2026
Mozambique 50 145 1995 - 2026
Russia 50 146 1995 - 2026
Sierra Leone 50 147 1995 - 2026
Sri Lanka 50 148 1995 - 2026
Belarus 49 149 1995 - 2026
Burkina Faso 49 150 1996 - 2026
Pakistan 49 151 1995 - 2026
R. of Congo 49 152 1996 - 2026
China 48 153 1995 - 2026
Ethiopia 48 154 1995 - 2026
Maldives 48 155 2009 - 2026
Tunisia 48 156 1995 - 2026
DR Congo 47 157 1995 - 2026
Eq. Guinea 47 158 1999 - 2026
Turkmenistan 47 159 1998 - 2026
Algeria 46 160 1995 - 2026
Haiti 46 161 1995 - 2026
Burma 45 162 1996 - 2026
C.A. Republic 43 163 2002 - 2026
G.-Bissau 43 164 1999 - 2026
Lebanon 43 165 1996 - 2026
Bolivia 42 166 1995 - 2026
Iran 42 167 1996 - 2026
Burundi 40 168 1997 - 2026
Eritrea 40 169 2009 - 2026
Zimbabwe 35 170 1995 - 2026
Sudan 33 171 1995 - 2026
Venezuela 27 172 1995 - 2026
Cuba 25 173 1995 - 2026
North Korea 3 174 1995 - 2026


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