Monetary freedom - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Monetary freedom index (0-100), 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 10 countries was 71.31 points. The highest value was in the Solomon Islands: 76.2 points and the lowest value was in Tonga: 61 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2025. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The Heritage Foundation
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Countries Monetary freedom, 2025 Global rank Available data
Solomon Isl. 76.2 1 2009 - 2025
Micronesia 75.1 2 2009 - 2025
Australia 75 3 1995 - 2025
Fiji 74.8 4 1995 - 2025
New Zealand 74.6 5 1996 - 2025
Papua N.G. 73.6 6 1996 - 2025
Kiribati 72.5 7 2009 - 2025
Vanuatu 65.7 8 2009 - 2025
Samoa 64.6 9 1996 - 2025
Tonga 61 10 2009 - 2025


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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. Solomon Isl.
2. Micronesia
3. Australia
4. Fiji
5. New Zealand
6. Papua N.G.
7. Kiribati
8. Vanuatu
9. Samoa
10. Tonga
76.20
75.10
75.00
74.80
74.60
73.60
72.50
65.70
64.60
61.00
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19.1
38.1
57.2
76.2


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