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

The average for 2024 based on 14 countries was 56 index points. The highest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 71 index points and the lowest value was in Iran: 41 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
UA Emirates 71 1 1996 - 2024
Qatar 69 2 1999 - 2024
Bahrain 63 3 1995 - 2024
Oman 63 4 1995 - 2024
Saudi Arabia 62 5 1996 - 2024
Kuwait 59 6 1996 - 2024
Jordan 58 7 1995 - 2024
Morocco 57 8 1995 - 2024
Djibouti 56 9 1997 - 2024
Egypt 50 10 1995 - 2024
Tunisia 49 11 1995 - 2024
Lebanon 48 12 1996 - 2024
Algeria 44 13 1995 - 2024
Iran 41 14 1996 - 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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