Fiscal freedom - Country rankings
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Fiscal freedom index (0-100), 2024:
The average for 2024 based on 174 countries was 52 points. The highest value was in Kuwait: 100 points and the lowest value was in Bahrain: 0 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2024. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.Measure: points; Source: The Heritage Foundation
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| Countries | Fiscal freedom, 2024 | Global rank | Available data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait | 100 | 1 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Micronesia | 100 | 2 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Turkmenistan | 100 | 3 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Azerbaijan | 99 | 4 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Denmark | 98 | 5 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Eq. Guinea | 98 | 6 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Luxembourg | 98 | 7 | 1996 - 2024 |
| UA Emirates | 98 | 8 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Bosnia & Herz. | 97 | 9 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Norway | 97 | 10 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Sweden | 97 | 11 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Qatar | 96 | 12 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Russia | 96 | 13 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Samoa | 96 | 14 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Switzerland | 96 | 15 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Tonga | 96 | 16 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Chad | 95 | 17 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Mauritania | 95 | 18 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Nicaragua | 95 | 19 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Vietnam | 95 | 20 | 1995 - 2024 |
| DR Congo | 93 | 21 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Gabon | 93 | 22 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Tajikistan | 93 | 23 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Guinea | 92 | 24 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Ireland | 92 | 25 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 92 | 26 | 1998 - 2024 |
| South Korea | 92 | 27 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Angola | 91 | 28 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Bulgaria | 91 | 29 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Haiti | 90 | 30 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Taiwan | 90 | 31 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Vanuatu | 90 | 32 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Comoros | 89 | 33 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Djibouti | 89 | 34 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Honduras | 89 | 35 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Guatemala | 88 | 36 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Jamaica | 88 | 37 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Netherlands | 88 | 38 | 1996 - 2024 |
| S.T.&Principe | 88 | 39 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Cameroon | 86 | 40 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Estonia | 85 | 41 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Belarus | 84 | 42 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Lithuania | 83 | 43 | 1996 - 2024 |
| R. of Congo | 83 | 44 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Solomon Isl. | 81 | 45 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Ecuador | 80 | 46 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia | 80 | 47 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Tanzania | 80 | 48 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Cyprus | 79 | 49 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Ethiopia | 79 | 50 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Zimbabwe | 79 | 51 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Turkey | 78 | 52 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Moldova | 76 | 53 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Singapore | 76 | 54 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Uruguay | 76 | 55 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Cambodia | 75 | 56 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Croatia | 75 | 57 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Finland | 74 | 58 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Kazakhstan | 74 | 59 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Oman | 74 | 60 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Serbia | 74 | 61 | 2002 - 2024 |
| Germany | 72 | 62 | 1995 - 2024 |
| New Zealand | 72 | 63 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Uzbekistan | 72 | 64 | 1998 - 2024 |
| Armenia | 69 | 65 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Bangladesh | 69 | 66 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Eritrea | 69 | 67 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Lebanon | 69 | 68 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Liberia | 69 | 69 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Nepal | 69 | 70 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Botswana | 68 | 71 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Peru | 68 | 72 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Indonesia | 67 | 73 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Laos | 67 | 74 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Latvia | 67 | 75 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Mexico | 67 | 76 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Poland | 67 | 77 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Sudan | 67 | 78 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Chile | 66 | 79 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Belize | 65 | 80 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Portugal | 65 | 81 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Lesotho | 64 | 82 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Madagascar | 64 | 83 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Mongolia | 64 | 84 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Slovakia | 64 | 85 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Swaziland | 64 | 86 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Gambia | 63 | 87 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Iran | 63 | 88 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Czechia | 59 | 89 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Israel | 59 | 90 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Domin. Rep. | 58 | 91 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Barbados | 56 | 92 | 1996 - 2024 |
| C.A. Republic | 56 | 93 | 2002 - 2024 |
| Mali | 55 | 94 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Albania | 52 | 95 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Benin | 49 | 96 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Mozambique | 47 | 97 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Slovenia | 47 | 98 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Thailand | 47 | 99 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Paraguay | 46 | 100 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Costa Rica | 44 | 101 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Nigeria | 44 | 102 | 1995 - 2024 |
| El Salvador | 43 | 103 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Malaysia | 43 | 104 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Ivory Coast | 41 | 105 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Niger | 41 | 106 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Philippines | 41 | 107 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Australia | 40 | 108 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Georgia | 40 | 109 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Montenegro | 39 | 110 | 2002 - 2024 |
| North Macedonia | 38 | 111 | 2002 - 2024 |
| Austria | 37 | 112 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Bhutan | 37 | 113 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Venezuela | 37 | 114 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Argentina | 36 | 115 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Canada | 34 | 116 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Brazil | 31 | 117 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Mauritius | 30 | 118 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Morocco | 30 | 119 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Saint Lucia | 29 | 120 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Guyana | 26 | 121 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Senegal | 22 | 122 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Panama | 21 | 123 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Tr.&Tobago | 21 | 124 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Belgium | 20 | 125 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Brunei | 20 | 126 | 2014 - 2024 |
| Colombia | 20 | 127 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Kiribati | 20 | 128 | 2009 - 2024 |
| South Africa | 20 | 129 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Togo | 20 | 130 | 1999 - 2024 |
| Uganda | 18 | 131 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Papua N.G. | 17 | 132 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Malta | 15 | 133 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Romania | 15 | 134 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Algeria | 14 | 135 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Burkina Faso | 13 | 136 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Burma | 13 | 137 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Rwanda | 13 | 138 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Egypt | 12 | 139 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Hungary | 12 | 140 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Seychelles | 12 | 141 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Burundi | 11 | 142 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Iceland | 11 | 143 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Kenya | 11 | 144 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Pakistan | 11 | 145 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Namibia | 10 | 146 | 1997 - 2024 |
| Malawi | 9 | 147 | 1995 - 2024 |
| China | 8 | 148 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Bolivia | 7 | 149 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Dominica | 7 | 150 | 2009 - 2024 |
| France | 7 | 151 | 1995 - 2024 |
| G.-Bissau | 7 | 152 | 1999 - 2024 |
| India | 7 | 153 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Tunisia | 7 | 154 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Greece | 6 | 155 | 1995 - 2024 |
| St. Vincent & ... | 5 | 156 | 2009 - 2024 |
| Bahamas | 4 | 157 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Cape Verde | 4 | 158 | 1996 - 2024 |
| Fiji | 3 | 159 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Ghana | 3 | 160 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Jordan | 2 | 161 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Sierra Leone | 2 | 162 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Zambia | 1 | 163 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Bahrain | 0 | 164 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Cuba | 0 | 165 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Italy | 0 | 166 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Japan | 0 | 167 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Maldives | 0 | 168 | 2009 - 2024 |
| North Korea | 0 | 169 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Spain | 0 | 170 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 171 | 1995 - 2024 |
| Suriname | 0 | 172 | 1996 - 2024 |
| UK | 0 | 173 | 1995 - 2024 |
| USA | 0 | 174 | 1995 - 2024 |
Definition: The Fiscal freedom index measures the tax burden imposed by government. It is composed of three quantitative factors: the top marginal tax rate on individual income, the top marginal tax rate on corporate income, and the total tax burden as a percentage of GDP.
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