Economic freedom, overall index - Country rankings

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

The average for 2026 based on 14 countries was 58 index points. The highest value was in the United Arab Emirates: 72 index points and the lowest value was in Iran: 42 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
UA Emirates 72 1 1996 - 2026
Qatar 70 2 1999 - 2026
Oman 69 3 1995 - 2026
Bahrain 66 4 1995 - 2026
Saudi Arabia 65 5 1996 - 2026
Morocco 62 6 1995 - 2026
Kuwait 60 7 1996 - 2026
Jordan 59 8 1995 - 2026
Djibouti 56 9 1997 - 2026
Egypt 50 10 1995 - 2026
Tunisia 48 11 1995 - 2026
Algeria 46 12 1995 - 2026
Lebanon 43 13 1996 - 2026
Iran 42 14 1996 - 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. UA Emirates
2. Qatar
3. Oman
4. Bahrain
5. Saudi Arabia
6. Morocco
7. Kuwait
8. Jordan
9. Djibouti
10. Egypt
11. Tunisia
12. Algeria
13. Lebanon
14. Iran
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