Economic freedom, overall index - Country rankings

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Economic freedom, overall index (0-100), 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 11 countries was 61 index points. The highest value was in Singapore: 84 index points and the lowest value was in Burma (Myanmar): 44 index points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2025. 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, 2025 Global rank Available data
Singapore 84 1 1995 - 2025
Brunei 67 2 2014 - 2025
Malaysia 67 3 1995 - 2025
Indonesia 65 4 1995 - 2025
Vietnam 65 5 1995 - 2025
Philippines 61 6 1995 - 2025
Thailand 61 7 1995 - 2025
Cambodia 58 8 1997 - 2025
India 53 9 1995 - 2025
Laos 51 10 1996 - 2025
Burma 44 11 1996 - 2025


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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. Brunei
3. Malaysia
4. Indonesia
5. Vietnam
6. Philippines
7. Thailand
8. Cambodia
9. India
10. Laos
11. Burma
84
67
67
65
65
61
61
58
53
51
44
0
21
42
63
84


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