Economic freedom, overall index - Country rankings
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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 |
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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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