Economic freedom, overall index - Country rankings
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Economic freedom, overall index (0-100), 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 51 countries was 52 index points. The highest value was in Mauritius: 72 index points and the lowest value was in Sudan: 34 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 72 | 1 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 68 | 2 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 63 | 3 | 1996 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 61 | 4 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 60 | 5 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 59 | 6 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Benin | 58 | 7 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 58 | 8 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 58 | 9 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 58 | 10 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 57 | 11 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 57 | 12 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 57 | 13 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 56 | 14 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 56 | 15 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 56 | 16 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 55 | 17 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 55 | 18 | 1996 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 55 | 19 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Angola | 54 | 20 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 54 | 21 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 54 | 22 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 53 | 23 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Mali | 53 | 24 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 53 | 25 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 52 | 26 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 52 | 27 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 52 | 28 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 52 | 29 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Niger | 52 | 30 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 52 | 31 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Chad | 51 | 32 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 51 | 33 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Togo | 51 | 34 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 51 | 35 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 50 | 36 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 50 | 37 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 49 | 38 | 1995 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 39 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 48 | 40 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 48 | 41 | 1995 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 48 | 42 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 48 | 43 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 45 | 44 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 44 | 45 | 1995 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 43 | 46 | 1999 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 41 | 47 | 2002 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 40 | 48 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 38 | 49 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 38 | 50 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 34 | 51 | 1995 - 2024 |
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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