Monetary freedom - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Monetary freedom index (0-100), 2026:

The average for 2026 based on 52 countries was 68.13 points. The highest value was in Benin: 82.1 points and the lowest value was in Zimbabwe: 0 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2026. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The Heritage Foundation
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Countries Monetary freedom, 2026 Global rank Available data
Benin 82.1 1 1996 - 2026
Gabon 80.9 2 1995 - 2026
Cape Verde 80.4 3 1996 - 2026
Eritrea 80 4 2009 - 2026
Seychelles 79.8 5 2009 - 2026
Morocco 79.6 6 1995 - 2026
R. of Congo 78.4 7 1996 - 2026
Mali 78.2 8 1995 - 2026
Mauritania 77.8 9 1996 - 2026
Uganda 77.1 10 1995 - 2026
Swaziland 76.8 11 1995 - 2026
Mozambique 76.2 12 1995 - 2026
Namibia 76.1 13 1997 - 2026
G.-Bissau 75.9 14 1999 - 2026
South Africa 75.8 15 1995 - 2026
C.A. Republic 75.6 16 2002 - 2026
Cameroon 75.3 17 1995 - 2026
Guinea 75.3 18 1995 - 2026
Libya 75.2 19 1996 - 2026
Kenya 75.1 20 1995 - 2026
Lesotho 74.8 21 1996 - 2026
Algeria 74.7 22 1995 - 2026
Senegal 74.3 23 1996 - 2026
Comoros 73.8 24 2009 - 2026
Eq. Guinea 73.5 25 1999 - 2026
Tanzania 73.4 26 1995 - 2026
Togo 72.5 27 1999 - 2026
Tunisia 72.4 28 1995 - 2026
Rwanda 72.3 29 1997 - 2026
Botswana 72 30 1995 - 2026
Burkina Faso 71.9 31 1996 - 2026
Madagascar 71.8 32 1995 - 2026
Chad 71.6 33 1997 - 2026
Liberia 71.4 34 2009 - 2026
Mauritius 70.7 35 1999 - 2026
Djibouti 70.6 36 1997 - 2026
Niger 67.9 37 1996 - 2026
Ivory Coast 67.6 38 1995 - 2026
Zambia 66.6 39 1995 - 2026
S.T.&Principe 59.4 40 2009 - 2026
Angola 59 41 1995 - 2026
DR Congo 58.6 42 1995 - 2026
Gambia 57.3 43 1997 - 2026
Ghana 56.7 44 1995 - 2026
Nigeria 56.1 45 1995 - 2026
Egypt 56 46 1995 - 2026
Burundi 55.5 47 1997 - 2026
Malawi 55.1 48 1995 - 2026
Ethiopia 53.7 49 1995 - 2026
Sierra Leone 53.6 50 1995 - 2026
Sudan 6.2 51 1995 - 2026
Zimbabwe 0 52 1995 - 2026


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Definition: The score for the Monetary freedom index is based on two factors: the weighted average inflation rate for the most recent three years and price controls. Higher index values denote price stability without microeconomic intervention.

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1. Benin
2. Gabon
3. Cape Verde
4. Eritrea
5. Seychelles
6. Morocco
7. R. of Congo
8. Mali
9. Mauritania
10. Uganda
11. Swaziland
12. Mozambique
13. Namibia
14. G.-Bissau
15. South Africa
16. C.A. Republic
17. Cameroon
18. Guinea
19. Libya
20. Kenya
21. Lesotho
22. Algeria
23. Senegal
24. Comoros
25. Eq. Guinea
26. Tanzania
27. Togo
28. Tunisia
29. Rwanda
30. Botswana
31. Burkina Faso
32. Madagascar
33. Chad
34. Liberia
35. Mauritius
36. Djibouti
37. Niger
38. Ivory Coast
39. Zambia
40. S.T.&Principe
41. Angola
42. DR Congo
43. Gambia
44. Ghana
45. Nigeria
46. Egypt
47. Burundi
48. Malawi
49. Ethiopia
50. Sierra Leone
51. Sudan
52. Zimbabwe
82.10
80.90
80.40
80.00
79.80
79.60
78.40
78.20
77.80
77.10
76.80
76.20
76.10
75.90
75.80
75.60
75.30
75.30
75.20
75.10
74.80
74.70
74.30
73.80
73.50
73.40
72.50
72.40
72.30
72.00
71.90
71.80
71.60
71.40
70.70
70.60
67.90
67.60
66.60
59.40
59.00
58.60
57.30
56.70
56.10
56.00
55.50
55.10
53.70
53.60
6.20
0.00
0
20.5
41.1
61.6
82.1


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