Monetary freedom - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Monetary freedom index (0-100), 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 11 countries was 71.03 points. The highest value was in Singapore: 81 points and the lowest value was in Laos: 52.3 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
Singapore 81 1 1995 - 2025
Malaysia 79.6 2 1995 - 2025
Indonesia 78 3 1995 - 2025
Cambodia 74.1 4 1997 - 2025
Vietnam 73.9 5 1995 - 2025
Brunei 72.8 6 2014 - 2025
Thailand 70.2 7 1995 - 2025
India 69.9 8 1995 - 2025
Philippines 69.8 9 1995 - 2025
Burma 59.7 10 1996 - 2025
Laos 52.3 11 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. Singapore
2. Malaysia
3. Indonesia
4. Cambodia
5. Vietnam
6. Brunei
7. Thailand
8. India
9. Philippines
10. Burma
11. Laos
81.00
79.60
78.00
74.10
73.90
72.80
70.20
69.90
69.80
59.70
52.30
0
20.3
40.5
60.8
81


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