Index of Economic Freedom

2012 Rankings

Scoring: ██ Free (>79.9) ██ Mostly Free (70.0-79.9) ██ Moderately Free (60.0-69.9) ██ Mostly Unfree (50.0-59.9) ██ Repressed (50.0<)

Rank	Country/Region	Score	Change
1	Hong Kong	89.9	0.2 0.2
2	Singapore	87.5	0.3 0.3
3	Australia	83.1	0.6 0.6
4	New Zealand	82.1	-0.2 0.2
5	Switzerland	81.1	-0.8 0.8
6	Canada	79.9	-0.9 0.9
7	Chile	78.3	0.9 0.9
8	Mauritius	77.0	0.8 0.8
9	Ireland	76.9	-1.8 1.8
10	United States	76.3	-1.5 1.5
11	Denmark	76.2	-2.4 2.4
12	Bahrain	75.2	-2.5 2.5
13	Luxembourg	74.5	-1.7 1.7
14	United Kingdom	74.1	-0.4 0.4
15	Netherlands	73.3	-1.4 1.4
16	Estonia	73.2	-0.2 2.0
17	Finland	72.3	-1.7 1.7
18	Taiwan	71.9	1.1 1.1
19	Macau	71.8	-1.3 1.3
20	Cyprus	71.8	-1.5 1.5
21	Sweden	71.7	-0.2 0.2
22	Japan	71.6	-1.2 1.2
23	Lithuania	71.5	0.2 0.2
24	Saint Lucia	71.3	0.5 1.4
25	Qatar	71.3	0.8 0.8
26	Germany	71.0	-0.8 0.8
27	Iceland	70.9	2.7 2.7
28	Austria	70.3	-1.6 1.6
29	Uruguay	69.9	-0.1 0.1
30	Czech Republic	69.9	-0.5 0.5
31	South Korea	69.9	0.1 0.1
32	Jordan	69.9	1.0 1.0
33	Botswana	69.6	0.8 0.8
34	Georgia	69.4	-0.1 0.1
35	United Arab Emirates	69.3	1.5 1.5
36	Spain	69.1	-1.1 1.1
37	Barbados	69.0	0.5 0.5
38	Belgium	69.0	-1.2 1.2
39	Armenia	68.8	-0.9 0.9
40	Norway	68.8	-1.5 1.5
41	El Salvador	68.7	-0.1 0.1
42	Peru	68.7	0.1 0.1
43	Macedonia	68.5	2.5 2.5
44	Costa Rica	68.0	0.7 0.7
45	Colombia	68.0	0.0 0.0
46	Bahamas	68.0	0.0 0.0
47	Oman	67.9	-1.9 1.9
48	Israel	67.8	-0.7 0.7
49	Hungary	67.1	0.5 0.5
50	Malta	67.0	1.3 1.3
51	Slovakia	67.0	-2.5 2.5
52	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	66.5	-0.4 0.4
53	Malaysia	66.4	0.1 0.1
54	Mexico	65.3	-2.5 2.5
55	Panama	65.2	0.3 0.3
56	Latvia	65.2	-0.6 0.6
57	Albania	65.1	1.1 1.1
58	Jamaica	65.1	-0.6 0.6
59	Rwanda	64.9	2.2 2.2
60	Thailand	64.9	0.2 0.2
61	Bulgaria	64.7	-0.2 0.2
62	Romania	64.4	-0.3 0.3
63	Trinidad and Tobago	64.4	-2.1 2.1
64	Poland	64.2	0.1 0.1
65	Kazakhstan	63.6	1.5 1.5
66	Cape Verde	63.5	-1.1 1.1
67	France	63.2	-1.4 1.4
68	Portugal	63.0	-1.0 1.0
69	Slovenia	62.9	-1.7 1.7
70	South Africa	62.7	0.0 0.0
71	Kuwait	62.5	-2.4 2.4
72	Montenegro	62.5	0.0 0.0
73	Turkey	62.5	-1.7 1.7
74	Saudi Arabia	62.5	-3.7 3.7
75	Madagascar	62.4	1.2 1.2
76	Namibia	61.9	-0.8 0.8
77	Belize	61.9	-1.9 1.9
78	Uganda	61.9	0.2 0.2
79	Paraguay	61.8	-0.5 0.5
80	Dominica	61.6	-1.7 1.7
81	Mongolia	61.5	2.0 2.0
82	Guatemala	60.9	-1.0 1.0
83	Croatia	60.9	-0.2 0.2
84	Ghana	60.7	1.3 1.3
85	Burkina Faso	60.6	0.0 0.0
86	Samoa	60.5	-0.1 0.1
87	Morocco	60.2	0.6 0.6
88	Kyrgyz Republic	60.2	-0.9 0.9
89	Dominican Republic	60.2	0.2 0.2
90	Lebanon	60.1	0.0 0.0
91	Azerbaijan	58.9	-0.8 0.8
92	Italy	58.8	-1.5 1.5
93	Honduras	58.8	0.2 0.2
94	The Gambia	58.8	1.4 1.4
95	Tunisia	58.6	0.1 0.1
96	Zambia	58.3	-1.4 1.4
97	Sri Lanka	58.3	1.2 1.2
98	Serbia	58.0	0.0 0.0
99	Brazil	57.9	1.6 1.6
100	Egypt	57.9	-1.2 1.2
101	Nicaragua	57.9	-0.9 0.9
102	Cambodia	57.6	-0.3 0.3
103	Kenya	57.5	0.1 0.1
104	Bosnia and Herzegovina	57.3	-0.2 0.2
105	Fiji	57.3	-3.1 3.1
106	Swaziland	57.2	-1.9 1.9
107	Philippines	57.1	0.9 0.9
108	Mozambique	57.1	0.3 0.3
109	Tonga	57.0	1.2 1.2
110	Tanzania	57.0	0.0 0.0
111	Bhutan	56.6	-1.0 1.0
112	Vanuatu	56.6	-0.1 0.1
113	Gabon	56.4	-0.3 0.3
114	Malawi	56.4	0.6 0.6
115	Indonesia	56.4	0.4 0.4
116	Nigeria	56.3	-0.4 0.4
117	Mali	55.8	-0.5 0.5
118	Benin	55.7	-0.3 0.3
119	Greece	55.4	-4.9 4.9
120	Senegal	55.4	-0.3 0.3
121	Yemen	55.3	1.1 1.1
122	Pakistan	54.7	-0.4 0.4
123	India	54.6	0.0 0.0
124	Moldova	54.4	-1.3 1.3
125	Niger	54.3	0.0 0.0
126	Ivory Coast	54.3	-1.1 1.1
127	Djibouti	53.9	-0.6 0.6
128	Papua New Guinea	53.8	1.2 1.2
129	Tajikistan	53.4	-0.1 0.1
130	Bangladesh	53.2	0.2 0.2
131	Mauritania	53.0	0.9 0.9
132	Seychelles	53.0	1.8 1.8
133	Suriname	52.6	-0.5 0.5
134	Ethiopia	52.0	1.5 1.5
135	Cameroon	51.8	0.0 0.0
136	Vietnam	51.3	-0.3 0.3
137	Guyana	51.3	0.9 0.9
138	China	51.2	-0.8 0.8
139	Syria	51.2	-0.1 0.1
140	Algeria	51.0	-1.4 1.4
141	Guinea	50.8	-0.9 0.9
142	Haiti	50.7	-1.4 1.4
143	Micronesia	50.7	0.4 0.4
144	Russia	50.5	0.0 0.0
145	Central African Republic	50.3	1.0 1.0
146	Bolivia	50.2	0.2 0.2
147	Nepal	50.2	0.1 0.1
148	São Tomé and Príncipe	50.2	0.7 0.7
149	Guinea-Bissau	50.1	3.6 3.6
150	Laos	50.0	-1.3 1.3
151	Maldives	49.2	0.9 0.9
152	Sierra Leone	49.1	-0.5 0.5
153	Belarus	49.0	1.1 1.1
154	Liberia	48.6	2.1 2.1
155	Togo	48.3	-0.8 0.8
156	Ecuador	48.3	1.2 1.2
157	Burundi	48.1	-1.5 1.5
158	Argentina	48.0	-3.7 3.7
159	Kiribati	46.9	2.1 2.1
160	Angola	46.7	0.5 0.5
161	Lesotho	46.6	-0.9 0.9
162	Solomon Islands	46.2	0.3 0.3
163	Ukraine	46.1	0.3 0.3
164	Uzbekistan	45.8	0.0 0.0
165	Comoros	45.7	1.9 1.9
166	Chad	44.8	-0.5 0.5
167	Republic of the Congo	43.8	0.2 0.2
168	Turkmenistan	43.8	0.2 0.2
169	East Timor	43.3	0.5 0.5
170	Equatorial Guinea	42.8	-4.7 4.7
171	Iran	42.3	0.2 0.2
172	Democratic Republic of the Congo	41.1	0.4 0.4
173	Myanmar	38.7	0.9 0.9
174	Venezuela	38.1	0.5 0.5
175	Eritrea	36.2	-0.5 0.5
176	Libya	35.9	-2.7 2.7
177	Cuba	28.3	0.6 0.6
178	Zimbabwe	26.3	4.2 4.2
179	North Korea	1.0	0.0 0.0