Thursday, August 20, 2015

Country Rankings-Economic Freedom



2015 Index of Economic Freedom

Country Rankings

overall score89.6
-0.5
world rank1

#1 Hong Kong

Read More About Hong KongHong Kong’s economic freedom score is 89.6. Its overall score has declined by 0.5 point since last year, reflecting a higher level of perceived corruption that outweighs small improvements in business freedom, labor freedom, and fiscal freedom. Hong Kong continues to be the top-rated economy in the Index.
RULE OF LAW
Property Rights90.0
Freedom From Corruption75.0
LIMITED GOVERNMENT
Government Spending89.7
Fiscal Freedom93.2
REGULATORY EFFICIENCY
Business Freedom100.0
Labor Freedom95.9
Monetary Freedom81.8
OPEN MARKETS
Trade Freedom90.0
Investment Freedom90.0
Financial Freedom90.0
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rankcountryoverallchangerankcountryoverallchange
1Hong Kong89.6-0.54Australia81.4-0.6
2Singapore89.40.05Switzerland80.5-1.1
3New Zealand82.1+0.9

Mostly Free

rankcountryoverallchangerankcountryoverallchange
6Canada79.1-1.121Luxembourg73.2-1.0
7Chile78.5-0.222Georgia73.0+0.4
8Estonia76.8+0.923Sweden72.7-0.4
9Ireland76.6+0.424Czech Republic72.5+0.3
10Mauritius76.4-0.125United Arab Emirates72.4+1.0
11Denmark76.3+0.226Iceland72.0-0.4
12United States76.2+0.727Norway71.8+0.9
13United Kingdom75.8+0.928Colombia71.7+1.0
14Taiwan75.1+1.229South Korea71.5+0.3
15Lithuania74.7+1.730Austria71.2-1.2
16Germany73.8+0.431Malaysia70.8+1.2
17The Netherlands73.7-0.532Qatar70.8-0.4
18Bahrain73.4-1.733Israel70.5+2.1
19Finland73.40.034Macau70.3-1.0
20Japan73.3+0.935Saint Lucia70.2-0.5

Moderately Free

rankcountryoverallchangerankcountryoverallchange
36Botswana69.8-2.264Portugal65.3+1.8
37Latvia69.7+1.065Rwanda64.8+0.1
38Jordan69.3+0.166Montenegro64.7+1.1
39Brunei Darussalam68.9-0.167Trinidad and Tobago64.1+1.4
40Belgium68.8-1.168Panama64.1+0.7
41The Bahamas68.7-1.169Kazakhstan63.3-0.4
42Poland68.6+1.670Turkey63.2-1.7
43Uruguay68.6-0.771Ghana63.0-1.2
44Saint Vincent and the Grenadines68.0+1.072South Africa62.6+0.1
45Cyprus67.9+0.373France62.5-1.0
46Barbados67.9-0.474Kuwait62.5+0.2
47Peru67.7+0.375Thailand62.4-0.9
48Jamaica67.7+1.076Philippines62.2+2.1
49Spain67.6+0.477Saudi Arabia62.1-0.1
50Slovakia67.2+0.878Samoa61.9+0.8
51Costa Rica67.2+0.379Madagascar61.70.0
52Armenia67.1-1.880Italy61.7+0.8
53Macedonia67.1-1.581Croatia61.5+1.1
54Hungary66.8-0.282Kyrgyz Republic61.3+0.2
55Bulgaria66.8+1.183Paraguay61.1-0.9
56Oman66.7-0.784Vanuatu61.1+1.6
57Romania66.6+1.185Azerbaijan61.0-0.3
58Malta66.5+0.186Dominican Republic61.0-0.3
59Mexico66.4-0.487Guatemala60.4-0.8
60Cabo Verde66.4+0.388Slovenia60.3-2.4
61Dominica66.1+0.989Morocco60.1+1.8
62El Salvador65.7-0.590Serbia60.0+0.6
63Albania65.7-1.2

Mostly Unfree

rankcountryoverallchangerankcountryoverallchange
91Swaziland59.9-1.3122Kenya55.6-1.5
92Uganda59.7-0.2123Guyana55.5-0.2
93Namibia59.6+0.2124Egypt55.2+2.3
94Lebanon59.3-0.1125Mozambique54.8-0.2
95Tonga59.3+1.1126Malawi54.8-0.6
96Mongolia59.2+0.3127Niger54.6-0.5
97Bosnia and Herzegovina59.0+0.6128India54.6-1.1
98Fiji59.0+0.3129Suriname54.20.0
99Benin58.8+1.7130Greece54.0-1.7
100Zambia58.7-1.7131Bangladesh53.9-0.2
101Sri Lanka58.6-1.4132Burundi53.7+2.3
102Burkina Faso58.6-0.3133Yemen53.7-1.8
103Côte d'Ivoire58.5+0.8134Maldives53.4+2.4
104Gabon58.3+0.5135Mauritania53.3+0.1
105Indonesia58.1-0.4136São Tomé and Príncipe53.3+4.5
106Senegal57.8+2.4137Papua New Guinea53.1-0.8
107Tunisia57.7+0.4138Togo53.0+3.1
108Nicaragua57.6-0.8139China52.7+0.2
109Tanzania57.5-0.3140Tajikistan52.7+0.7
110Cambodia57.5+0.1141Liberia52.7+0.3
111Moldova57.5+0.2142Comoros52.1+0.7
112Djibouti57.5+1.6143Russia52.1+0.2
113The Gambia57.5-2.0144Guinea52.1-1.4
114Seychelles57.5+1.3145Guinea-Bissau52.0+0.7
115Bhutan57.4+0.7146Cameroon51.9-0.7
116Honduras57.4+0.3147Sierra Leone51.7+1.2
117Belize56.8+0.1148Vietnam51.7+0.9
118Brazil56.6-0.3149Ethiopia51.5+1.5
119Mali56.4+0.9150Laos51.4+0.2
120Nigeria55.6+1.3151Haiti51.3+2.4
121Pakistan55.6+0.4152Nepal51.3+1.2

Repressed

rankcountryoverallchangerankcountryoverallchange
153Belarus49.8-0.3166Central African Republic45.9-0.8
154Micronesia49.6-0.2167Timor-Leste45.5+2.3
155Lesotho49.6+0.1168Democratic Republic of Congo45.0+4.4
156Ecuador49.2+1.2169Argentina44.1-0.5
157Algeria48.9-1.9170Republic of Congo42.7-1.0
158Angola47.9+0.2171Iran41.8+1.5
159Solomon Islands47.0+0.8172Turkmenistan41.4-0.8
160Uzbekistan47.0+0.5173Equatorial Guinea40.4-4.0
161Burma46.9+0.4174Eritrea38.9+0.4
162Ukraine46.9-2.4175Zimbabwe37.6+2.1
163Bolivia46.8-1.6176Venezuela34.3-2.0
164Kiribati46.4+0.1177Cuba29.6+0.9
165Chad45.9+1.4178North Korea1.3+0.3

Not Ranked

rankcountryoverallchangerankcountryoverallchange
N/AAfghanistanN/AN/AN/ALiechtensteinN/AN/A
N/AIraqN/AN/AN/ASomaliaN/AN/A
N/AKosovoN/AN/AN/ASudanN/AN/A
N/ALibyaN/AN/AN/ASyriaN/AN/A

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