Monetary freedom - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Monetary freedom index (0-100), 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 14 countries was 67.25 points. The highest value was in Bahrain: 88.7 points and the lowest value was in Lebanon: 0 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
Bahrain 88.7 1 1995 - 2025
Oman 82.5 2 1995 - 2025
UA Emirates 80.5 3 1996 - 2025
Saudi Arabia 80.1 4 1996 - 2025
Jordan 79.9 5 1995 - 2025
Morocco 74.7 6 1995 - 2025
Qatar 73.2 7 1999 - 2025
Tunisia 71.3 8 1995 - 2025
Algeria 70.9 9 1995 - 2025
Djibouti 70.3 10 1997 - 2025
Kuwait 67.8 11 1996 - 2025
Egypt 62.6 12 1995 - 2025
Iran 39 13 1996 - 2025
Lebanon 0 14 1996 - 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. Bahrain
2. Oman
3. UA Emirates
4. Saudi Arabia
5. Jordan
6. Morocco
7. Qatar
8. Tunisia
9. Algeria
10. Djibouti
11. Kuwait
12. Egypt
13. Iran
14. Lebanon
88.70
82.50
80.50
80.10
79.90
74.70
73.20
71.30
70.90
70.30
67.80
62.60
39.00
0.00
0
22.2
44.4
66.5
88.7


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