# List of sovereign states by economic freedom

This article includes a partial list of countries by economic freedom that shows the top 50 highest ranking countries and regions from two reports on economic freedom.

## List

Economic Freedom Index :
| 2019 Economic Freedom of the World Index | 2022 Top Index of Economic Freedom |
| Rank Country Score Change 1  Hong Kong 90.2 0 2  Singapore 89.4 0.6 3  New Zealand 84.4 0.2 4  Switzerland 81.9 0.2 5  Australia 80.9 0 6  Ireland 80.5 0.1 7  United Kingdom 78.9 0.9 8  Canada 77.7 0 9  United Arab Emirates 77.1 0 10  Taiwan 77.3 0.7 11  Iceland 77.1 0.1 12  United States 76.8 1.1 13  Netherlands 76.8 0.6 14  Denmark 76.7 0.1 15  Estonia 76.6 2.2 16  Georgia 75.9 0.3 17  Luxembourg 75.9 0.5 18  Chile 75.4 0.2 19  Sweden 75.2 1.1 20  Finland 74.9 0.8 21  Lithuania 74.2 1.1 22  Malaysia 74 0.5 23  Czech Republic 73.7 0.5 24  Germany 73.5 0.7 25  Mauritius 73 2.1 26  Norway 73 1.3 27  Israel 72.8 0.6 28  Qatar 72.6 0 29  South Korea 72.3 1.5 30  Japan 72.1 0.2 31  Austria 72 0.2 32  Rwanda 71.1 2 33  North Macedonia 71.1 0.2 34  Macau 71 0.1 35  Latvia 70.4 3.2 36  Botswana 69.5 0.4 37  Bulgaria 69 0.7 38  Saint Lucia 68.7 1.1 39  Jamaica 68.6 0.5 40  Uruguay 68.6 0.6 41  Malta 68.6 0.1 42  Romania 68.6 0.8 43  Thailand 68.3 1.2 44  Cyprus 68.1 0.3 45  Peru 67.8 0.9 46  Poland 67.8 0.7 47  Armenia 67.7 1 48  Belgium 67.3 0.2 49  Colombia 67.3 1.6 50  Panama 67.2 0.2 51  Kosovo 67 0.4 52  Albania 66.5 2 53  Jordan 66.5 1.6 54  Bahrain 66.4 1.3 55  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 65.8 1.9 56  Indonesia 65.8 1.6 57  Spain 65.7 0.6 58  Slovenia 65.5 0.7 59  Kazakhstan 65.4 3.7 60  Azerbaijan 65.4 1.1 61  Costa Rica 65.3 0.3 62  Portugal 65.3 1.9 63  Brunei Darussalam 65.1 0.9 64  Hungary 65 1.7 65  Slovakia 65 0.3 66  Mexico 64.7 0.1 67  Barbados 64.7 7.7 68  Turkey 64.6 0.8 69  Serbia 63.9 1.4 70  Philippines 63.8 1.2 71  France 63.8 0.1 72  Dominica 63.6 0.9 73  Cabo Verde 63.1 3.1 74  Bhutan 62.9 1.1 75  Morocco 62.9 1 76  The Bahamas 62.9 0.4 77  Guatemala 62.6 0.8 78  Côte d'Ivoire 62.4 0.4 79  Kyrgyz Republic 62.3 0.5 80  Italy 62.2 0.3 81  Fiji 62.2 0.2 82  Samoa 62.2 0.7 83  Bosnia and Herzegovina 61.9 0.5 84  El Salvador 61.8 1.4 85  Paraguay 61.8 0.3 86  Croatia 61.4 0.4 87  Seychelles 61.4 0.2 88  Oman 61 0 89  Dominican Republic 61 0.6 90  Kuwait 60.8 1.4 91  Saudi Arabia 60.7 1.1 92  Montenegro 60.5 3.8 93  Honduras 60.2 0.4 94  Tanzania 60.2 0.3 95  Uganda 59.7 2.3 96  Burkina Faso 59.4 0.6 97  Moldova 59.1 0.7 98  Russia 58.9 0.7 99  Namibia 58.7 0.2 100  China 58.4 0.6 101  Papua New Guinea 58.4 2.7 102  South Africa 58.3 4.7 103  Mali 58.1 0.5 104  Belarus 57.9 0.2 105  Cambodia 57.8 0.9 106  Greece 57.7 0.4 107  Nicaragua 57.7 1.2 108  Tonga 57.7 5.4 109  Ghana 57.5 1.5 110  Laos 57.4 3.8 111  Nigeria 57.3 1.2 112  Trinidad and Tobago 57 0.7 113  Guyana 56.8 1.9 114  Madagascar 56.6 0.2 115  Sri Lanka 56.4 1.4 116  Vanuatu 56.4 13.1 117  Senegal 56.3 0.6 118  Gabon 56.3 1.7 119  Mauritania 55.7 1.7 120  Guinea 55.7 3.5 121  Bangladesh 55.6 0.5 122  Tajikistan 55.6 2.7 123  Belize 55.4 1.7 124  Comoros 55.4 0.8 125  Tunisia 55.4 3.5 126  Mongolia 55.4 0.3 127  Benin 55.3 1.4 128  Vietnam 55.3 2.2 129  India 55.2 0.7 130  Kenya 55.1 0.4 131  Pakistan 55 0.6 132  Eswatini 54.7 1.2 133  Solomon Islands 54.6 2.9 134  São Tomé and Príncipe 54 0.4 135  Guinea-Bissau 54 2.9 136  Nepal 53.8 0.3 137  Ethiopia 53.6 0.8 138  Zambia 53.6 0.7 139  Myanmar 53.6 0.3 140  Uzbekistan 53.3 1.8 141  Maldives 53.2 2.1 142  Lesotho 53.1 0.8 143  Haiti 52.7 3.1 144  Egypt 52.5 0.9 145  Cameroon 52.4 0.5 146  The Gambia 52.4 0.1 147  Ukraine 52.3 0.4 148  Argentina 52.2 0.1 149  Micronesia 51.9 0.4 150  Brazil 51.9 0.5 151  Niger 51.6 2.1 152  Afghanistan 51.5 0.2 153  Malawi 51.4 0.6 154  Lebanon 51.1 2.1 155  Iran 51.1 0.2 156  Angola 50.6 2 157  Democratic Republic of Congo 50.3 1.8 158  Togo 50.3 2.5 159  Chad 49.9 0.6 160  Liberia 49.7 1.2 161  Central African Republic 49.1 0.1 162  Burundi 48.9 2 163  Mozambique 48.6 2.3 164  Turkmenistan 48.4 1.3 165  Suriname 48.1 0 166  Sudan 47.7 1.7 167  Sierra Leone 47.5 4.3 168  Kiribati 47.3 3.5 169  Djibouti 47.1 2 170  Ecuador 46.9 1.6 171  Algeria 46.2 1.5 172  Timor-Leste 44.2 3.9 173  Bolivia 42.3 1.8 174  Equatorial Guinea 41 1 175  Zimbabwe 40.4 3.6 176  Republic of Congo 39.7 0.8 177  Eritrea 38.9 2.8 178  Cuba 27.8 4.1 179  Venezuela 25.9 0.7 180  North Korea 5.9 0.1 | Key: ██ Free (80–100) ██ Mostly Free (70–79.9) ██ Moderately Free (60–69.9) ██ Mostly Unfree (50–59.9) ██ Repressed (0–49.9) Economic Freedom Index Country Rank Score Change  Singapore 184.4 5.3  Switzerland 284.2 2.3  Ireland 382.0 0.6  New Zealand 480.6 3.3  Luxembourg 580.6 4.6  Taiwan 680.1 1.5  Estonia 780.0 1.8  Netherlands 879.5 2.7  Finland 978.3 2.2  Denmark 1078.0 0.2  Sweden 1177.9 3.2  Australia 1277.7 4.7  Iceland 1377.0 0.4  Norway 1476.9 3.5  Canada 1576.6 1.3  Germany 1676.1 3.6  Lithuania 1775.8 1.1  Latvia 1874.8 2.5  South Korea 1974.6 0.6  Chile 2074.4 0.8  Czech Republic 2174.4 0.6  Austria 2273.8 0.1  Cyprus 2372.9 1.5  United Kingdom 2472.7 5.7  United States 2572.1 2.7  Georgia 2671.8 5.4  Malta 2771.5 1.3  Barbados 2871.3 6.3  Bulgaria 2971.0 0.6  Mauritius 3070.9 6.1  Portugal 3170.8 3.3  Slovenia 3270.5 2.2  United Arab Emirates 3370.2 6.7  Uruguay 3470.0 0.7  Japan 3569.9 4.2  Slovakia 3669.7 3.4  Belgium 3769.6 0.5  The Bahamas 3868.7 4.1  Poland 3968.7 1.0  Samoa 4068.3 6.4  Spain 4168.2 1.7  Malaysia 4268.1 6.3  Israel 4368.0 5.8  Qatar 4467.7 4.3  Croatia 4567.6 4.0  Jamaica 4667.4 1.6  Romania 4767.1 2.4  Hungary 4866.9 0.3  Cabo Verde 4966.7 2.9  Albania 5066.6 1.4  Peru 5166.5 1.2  France 5265.9 0.2  North Macedonia 5365.7 2.9  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5465.7 0.6  Costa Rica 5565.4 1.2  Panama 5665.4 0.8  Italy 5765.4 0.5  Armenia 5865.3 6.6  Serbia 5965.2 2.0  Colombia 6065.1 3.0  Botswana 6164.8 2.8  Brunei Darussalam 6264.8 1.8  Indonesia 6364.4 2.5  Kazakhstan 6464.4 6.7  Saint Lucia 6564.3 3.2  Mongolia 6663.9 1.5  Mexico 6763.7 1.8  Bosnia and Herzegovina 6863.4 0.5  Guatemala 6963.2 0.8  Thailand 7063.2 6.5  Dominican Republic 7163.0 0.9  Vanuatu 7262.9 2.4  Paraguay 7362.9 0.3  Bahrain 7462.0 7.9  Azerbaijan 7561.6 8.5  Ivory Coast 7661.6 0.1  Greece 7761.5 0.6  Moldova 7861.3 1.2  Seychelles 7961.1 5.2  Philippines 8061.1 3.0  Benin 8161.0 1.4  Micronesia 8261.0 10.6  Tonga 8360.8 3.3  Vietnam 8460.6 1.1  São Tomé and Príncipe 8560.3 4.4  Kosovo 8660.1 6.4  Jordan 8760.1 4.5  Senegal 8860.0 2.0  Ghana 8959.8 0.6  El Salvador 9059.6 1.4  Guyana 9159.5 2.1  Honduras 9259.5 0.3  Tanzania 9359.5 1.8  Bhutan 9459.3 1.0  Namibia 9559.2 3.4  Kiribati 9659.2 14.8  Morocco 9759.2 4.1  Madagascar 9858.9 1.2  Trinidad and Tobago 9958.8 0.2  Burkina Faso 10058.3 1.8  Kuwait 10158.3 5.8  The Gambia 10258.0 0.8  Montenegro 10357.8 5.6  Togo 10457.2 0.3  Rwanda 10557.1 11.2  Cambodia 10657.1 0.2  Turkey 10756.9 7.1  Oman 10856.6 8.0  Belize 10956.6 0.9  Solomon Islands 11056.5 0.0  Fiji 11156.4 5.8  South Africa 11256.2 3.5  Russia 11356.1 5.4  Mali 11455.9 0.3  Gabon 11555.8 2.3  Kyrgyzstan 11655.8 7.9  Uzbekistan 11755.7 2.6  Saudi Arabia 11855.5 10.5  Mauritania 11955.3 0.8  Djibouti 12055.3 0.9  Niger 12154.9 2.4  Nicaragua 12254.8 1.5  Papua New Guinea 12354.6 4.3  Nigeria 12454.4 4.3  Dominica 12554.4 1.4  Ecuador 12654.3 1.9  Uganda 12754.2 4.4  Tunisia 12854.2 2.4  Guinea 12954.2 2.3  Ukraine 13054.1 2.1  India 13153.9 2.6  Sri Lanka 13253.3 2.4  Brazil 13353.3 0.1  Malawi 13453.0 0.0  Belarus 13553.0 8.0  Cameroon 13652.9 0.5  Bangladesh 13752.7 3.8  Kenya 13852.6 2.3  Angola 13952.6 1.6  Sierra Leone 14052.0 0.3  Eswatini 14151.4 3.7  Mozambique 14251.3 0.3  Comoros 14350.4 5.3  Argentina 14450.1 2.6  Haiti 14550.0 0.8  Chad 14649.8 0.6  Tajikistan 14749.7 5.5  Nepal 14849.7 1.0  Myanmar 14949.6 5.6  Ethiopia 15049.6 2.1  Laos 15149.2 4.7  Egypt 15249.1 6.6  Pakistan 15348.8 2.9  Zambia 15448.7 1.7  Republic of the Congo 15548.5 2.2  Suriname 15648.1 1.7  Lesotho 15748.1 5.4  China 15848.0 10.4  Liberia 15947.9 1.3  Congo-Kinshasa 16047.6 1.4  Maldives 16147.3 7.9  Lebanon 16247.3 4.1  Equatorial Guinea 16347.2 2.0  Timor-Leste 16446.3 1.6  Turkmenistan 16546.2 1.2  Guinea-Bissau 16646.0 8.9  Algeria 16745.8 3.9  Central African Republic 16845.7 3.1  Bolivia 16943.0 0.3  Iran 17042.4 4.8  Eritrea 17139.7 2.6  Burundi 17239.4 10.5  Zimbabwe 17333.1 6.4  Sudan 17432.0 7.1  Cuba 17529.5 1.4  Venezuela 17624.8 0.1  North Korea 1773.0 2.2 Not ranked  Afghanistan  Andorra  Antigua and Barbuda  Grenada  Hong Kong (Since 2021, counted in PR China)  Iraq  Libya  Liechtenstein  Macau (Since 2021, counted in PR China)  Marshall Islands  Monaco  Nauru  Palau  Saint Kitts and Nevis  San Marino  Somalia  South Sudan  Syria  Tuvalu  Vatican City  Yemen |