Explore the Data 2012 Index Data All Index Data 2012 Macro-Economic Data 2012 Economic Freedom Heat Map nameindex yearoverall scorebusiness freedomtrade freedomfiscal freedomgovernment spendingmonetary freedominvestment freedomfinancial freedomproperty rightsfreedom from corruptionlabor freedom Afghanistan 2012 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Albania 2012 65.1 78.2 79.8 91.4 69.5 78.6 65.0 70.0 35.0 33.0 51.0 Algeria 2012 51.0 66.3 72.8 82.9 47.9 76.3 20.0 30.0 30.0 29.0 54.4 Angola 2012 46.7 45.5 65.2 84.1 53.2 61.2 35.0 40.0 20.0 19.0 43.9 Argentina 2012 48.0 61.0 67.6 65.5 56.9 60.7 40.0 30.0 20.0 29.0 48.9 Armenia 2012 68.8 87.8 85.4 89.3 74.9 73.1 75.0 70.0 30.0 26.0 76.6 Australia 2012 83.1 91.9 86.2 63.4 67.1 84.5 80.0 90.0 90.0 87.0 90.6 Austria 2012 70.3 70.3 87.2 50.5 15.4 82.2 80.0 70.0 90.0 79.0 78.1 Azerbaijan 2012 58.9 68.6 77.2 84.9 63.7 74.5 55.0 40.0 20.0 24.0 81.6 Bahrain 2012 75.2 76.5 82.8 99.9 72.2 70.4 75.0 80.0 55.0 49.0 91.1 Bangladesh 2012 53.2 68.5 54.0 72.8 93.9 67.5 55.0 20.0 20.0 24.0 55.9 Barbados 2012 69.0 90.0 60.5 71.1 40.1 75.8 55.0 60.0 80.0 78.0 80.0 Belarus 2012 49.0 71.3 80.4 86.6 34.9 65.3 20.0 10.0 20.0 25.0 77.0 Belgium 2012 69.0 92.3 87.1 44.8 12.1 81.2 80.0 70.0 80.0 71.0 71.3 Belize 2012 61.9 73.6 78.1 82.8 74.6 77.6 50.0 50.0 30.0 20.0 82.2 Benin 2012 55.7 42.9 59.3 76.2 79.9 79.7 60.0 50.0 30.0 28.0 51.5 Bhutan 2012 56.6 59.7 49.5 83.8 55.3 72.6 20.0 30.0 60.0 57.0 78.6 Bolivia 2012 50.2 56.5 74.3 87.0 62.2 72.8 20.0 50.0 10.0 28.0 40.8 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2012 57.3 55.2 86.0 84.3 24.4 80.7 70.0 60.0 20.0 32.0 60.4 Botswana 2012 69.6 69.1 79.7 78.3 53.7 72.4 75.0 70.0 70.0 58.0 70.2 Brazil 2012 57.9 53.7 69.7 69.1 54.8 75.8 50.0 60.0 50.0 37.0 59.1 Bulgaria 2012 64.7 72.7 87.1 93.6 50.3 77.8 55.0 60.0 30.0 36.0 84.2 Burkina Faso 2012 60.6 62.8 72.5 80.4 84.0 81.4 55.0 50.0 30.0 31.0 58.9 Burma 2012 38.7 20.0 73.6 82.0 96.0 61.2 0.0 10.0 10.0 14.0 20.0 Burundi 2012 48.1 46.1 78.9 72.2 22.9 70.9 55.0 30.0 20.0 18.0 67.2 Cambodia 2012 57.6 40.7 65.2 91.1 90.0 80.7 60.0 50.0 30.0 21.0 47.2 Cameroon 2012 51.8 47.1 54.9 69.3 90.8 70.9 35.0 50.0 30.0 22.0 48.1 Canada 2012 79.9 96.6 87.9 79.2 41.7 77.3 75.0 80.0 90.0 89.0 81.8 Cape Verde 2012 63.5 59.0 66.9 77.3 61.8 80.5 65.0 60.0 65.0 51.0 48.5 Central African Republic 2012 50.3 37.3 57.8 65.2 92.9 74.6 55.0 30.0 20.0 21.0 49.1 Chad 2012 44.8 24.9 55.6 50.2 74.2 72.5 50.0 40.0 20.0 17.0 43.7 Chile 2012 78.3 68.6 82.0 77.4 82.1 85.6 80.0 70.0 90.0 72.0 75.1 China 2012 51.2 46.4 71.6 70.4 84.1 74.2 25.0 30.0 20.0 35.0 55.4 Colombia 2012 68.0 89.4 72.2 76.0 74.1 78.7 65.0 60.0 50.0 35.0 79.7 Comoros 2012 45.7 41.5 69.4 64.9 85.3 78.3 15.0 20.0 30.0 21.0 31.2 Costa Rica 2012 68.0 57.6 85.1 82.8 90.8 73.4 70.0 50.0 55.0 53.0 62.7 Côte d'Ivoire 2012 54.3 42.7 70.3 78.1 86.6 81.7 35.0 50.0 20.0 22.0 56.1 Croatia 2012 60.9 63.4 87.5 76.4 45.0 81.4 70.0 60.0 40.0 41.0 44.4 Cuba 2012 28.3 10.0 62.7 61.5 0.0 71.3 0.0 10.0 10.0 37.0 20.0 Cyprus 2012 71.8 81.6 82.1 83.3 37.1 85.7 75.0 70.0 70.0 63.0 69.9 Czech Republic 2012 69.9 67.7 87.1 82.0 36.8 81.5 70.0 80.0 70.0 46.0 77.9 Democratic Republic of Congo 2012 41.1 38.7 63.0 72.5 76.1 51.2 20.0 20.0 10.0 20.0 39.0 Denmark 2012 76.2 99.1 87.1 39.8 0.0 80.7 90.0 90.0 90.0 93.0 92.1 Djibouti 2012 53.9 30.5 59.6 80.3 42.4 77.2 65.0 60.0 30.0 32.0 61.6 Dominica 2012 61.6 80.5 74.3 68.8 43.8 85.0 60.0 30.0 60.0 52.0 61.9 Dominican Republic 2012 60.2 55.5 80.1 85.8 91.4 75.1 55.0 40.0 30.0 30.0 58.7 Ecuador 2012 48.3 54.1 68.1 78.3 64.3 66.8 25.0 40.0 20.0 25.0 41.0 Egypt 2012 57.9 63.8 74.0 89.7 64.1 62.3 65.0 40.0 35.0 31.0 53.7 El Salvador 2012 68.7 63.2 79.0 85.5 91.1 82.1 75.0 70.0 40.0 36.0 65.3 Equatorial Guinea 2012 42.8 44.7 58.8 75.5 28.0 73.1 25.0 40.0 20.0 19.0 43.8 Eritrea 2012 36.2 17.1 69.1 57.0 46.8 52.9 0.0 20.0 10.0 26.0 63.2 Estonia 2012 73.2 75.7 87.1 79.1 38.8 79.3 90.0 80.0 80.0 65.0 56.9 Ethiopia 2012 52.0 64.4 65.6 74.8 91.1 67.1 25.0 20.0 30.0 27.0 55.5 Fiji 2012 57.3 59.3 69.7 78.1 78.9 75.7 30.0 60.0 25.0 20.0 75.8 Finland 2012 72.3 94.9 87.1 65.4 5.2 81.3 85.0 80.0 90.0 92.0 42.4 France 2012 63.2 83.7 82.1 53.8 5.3 82.3 55.0 70.0 80.0 68.0 51.6 Gabon 2012 56.4 57.7 61.1 73.5 81.5 77.7 45.0 40.0 40.0 28.0 59.8 Georgia 2012 69.4 86.9 89.2 87.8 55.8 74.4 70.0 60.0 40.0 38.0 92.1 Germany 2012 71.0 90.5 87.1 61.3 32.2 83.5 85.0 60.0 90.0 79.0 41.4 Ghana 2012 60.7 62.9 67.8 81.9 48.3 66.9 65.0 60.0 50.0 41.0 62.9 Greece 2012 55.4 76.3 82.1 65.3 16.2 72.6 60.0 60.0 50.0 35.0 36.6 Guatemala 2012 60.9 48.5 84.6 79.6 93.9 77.3 60.0 50.0 30.0 32.0 53.5 Guinea 2012 50.8 38.5 61.2 69.3 82.6 67.1 45.0 40.0 20.0 20.0 64.7 Guinea-Bissau 2012 50.1 40.5 65.3 88.7 63.3 75.9 35.0 30.0 20.0 21.0 61.0 Guyana 2012 51.3 65.5 71.5 64.0 52.0 77.4 30.0 30.0 30.0 27.0 65.3 Haiti 2012 50.7 33.3 74.8 80.6 85.3 76.0 30.0 30.0 10.0 22.0 65.4 Honduras 2012 58.8 60.6 77.1 83.7 83.4 74.1 65.0 60.0 30.0 24.0 30.0 Hong Kong 2012 89.9 98.9 90.0 93.1 91.0 85.8 90.0 90.0 90.0 84.0 86.5 Hungary 2012 67.1 79.8 87.1 78.6 24.4 76.1 70.0 70.0 70.0 47.0 67.6 Iceland 2012 70.9 92.0 88.2 73.5 21.8 72.5 65.0 60.0 90.0 85.0 60.9 India 2012 54.6 35.5 64.1 76.1 74.8 62.9 35.0 40.0 50.0 33.0 74.2 Indonesia 2012 56.4 54.6 73.9 83.5 91.6 75.2 35.0 40.0 30.0 28.0 52.1 Iran 2012 42.3 64.8 45.7 80.6 76.9 62.0 0.0 10.0 10.0 22.0 51.5 Iraq 2012 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Ireland 2012 76.9 92.8 87.1 73.9 30.4 76.7 90.0 70.0 90.0 80.0 78.4 Israel 2012 67.8 64.4 83.6 64.1 41.0 79.0 80.0 70.0 70.0 61.0 65.1 Italy 2012 58.8 77.4 87.1 55.0 19.4 82.0 75.0 60.0 50.0 39.0 43.0 Jamaica 2012 65.1 84.7 72.1 75.5 58.7 72.4 85.0 60.0 40.0 33.0 69.6 Japan 2012 71.6 81.8 81.8 67.1 47.0 88.9 60.0 50.0 80.0 78.0 81.4 Jordan 2012 69.9 69.5 79.6 93.5 67.0 81.2 70.0 60.0 55.0 47.0 75.7 Kazakhstan 2012 63.6 72.9 79.6 90.4 83.4 71.8 30.0 50.0 40.0 29.0 88.7 Kenya 2012 57.5 61.7 66.7 77.7 75.3 79.1 50.0 50.0 30.0 21.0 63.3 Kiribati 2012 46.9 61.2 55.4 72.4 0.0 77.3 25.0 30.0 30.0 32.0 85.5 Kuwait 2012 62.5 61.8 81.6 99.9 47.2 71.3 55.0 50.0 50.0 45.0 63.5 Kyrgyz Republic 2012 60.2 74.1 63.2 93.1 66.5 71.0 55.0 50.0 20.0 20.0 88.9 Laos 2012 50.0 61.6 58.7 79.8 86.6 76.9 25.0 20.0 15.0 21.0 55.7 Latvia 2012 65.2 75.9 87.1 84.3 43.8 79.1 80.0 50.0 50.0 43.0 59.1 Lebanon 2012 60.1 53.9 80.4 90.8 68.2 76.9 60.0 60.0 25.0 25.0 60.6 Lesotho 2012 46.6 57.5 69.1 49.1 0.0 75.5 35.0 40.0 40.0 35.0 65.0 Liberia 2012 48.6 55.9 53.8 76.6 74.8 71.8 20.0 20.0 30.0 33.0 50.6 Libya 2012 35.9 20.0 85.0 80.2 17.9 73.6 10.0 20.0 10.0 22.0 20.0 Liechtenstein 2012 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Lithuania 2012 71.5 79.2 87.1 93.6 41.7 79.3 80.0 80.0 60.0 50.0 64.6 Luxembourg 2012 74.5 75.9 87.1 63.6 46.6 81.3 95.0 80.0 90.0 85.0 40.9 Macau 2012 71.8 60.0 90.0 75.8 88.1 84.2 85.0 70.0 60.0 50.0 55.0 Macedonia 2012 68.5 80.9 83.6 91.2 66.7 86.1 60.0 60.0 35.0 41.0 80.3 Madagascar 2012 62.4 71.1 73.5 88.3 93.6 76.0 55.0 50.0 40.0 26.0 50.8 Malawi 2012 56.4 42.0 70.9 79.3 62.2 72.6 50.0 50.0 45.0 34.0 58.2 Malaysia 2012 66.4 78.1 78.8 84.5 72.5 81.6 45.0 50.0 50.0 44.0 79.3 Maldives 2012 49.2 89.7 43.7 98.0 0.0 75.3 35.0 30.0 25.0 23.0 71.9 Mali 2012 55.8 50.8 73.2 60.1 79.9 80.7 50.0 40.0 30.0 27.0 66.5 Malta 2012 67.0 70.0 87.1 67.8 43.8 80.5 75.0 60.0 70.0 56.0 60.0 Mauritania 2012 53.0 51.3 69.9 80.5 71.9 75.5 40.0 40.0 25.0 23.0 53.2 Mauritius 2012 77.0 78.7 87.9 91.9 83.4 78.3 90.0 70.0 65.0 54.0 70.4 Mexico 2012 65.3 82.0 72.9 80.7 78.3 76.5 60.0 60.0 50.0 31.0 61.3 Micronesia 2012 50.7 57.0 81.0 97.6 3.9 73.4 20.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 83.7 Moldova 2012 54.4 70.0 79.0 86.5 38.7 74.4 35.0 50.0 40.0 29.0 41.7 Mongolia 2012 61.5 67.7 79.8 88.5 62.8 74.3 50.0 60.0 30.0 27.0 74.5 Montenegro 2012 62.5 69.2 83.6 91.3 31.7 81.2 55.0 50.0 40.0 37.0 86.1 Morocco 2012 60.2 77.2 75.7 69.7 74.8 77.9 65.0 60.0 40.0 34.0 27.6 Mozambique 2012 57.1 66.8 81.1 77.1 69.3 74.8 55.0 50.0 30.0 27.0 39.7 Namibia 2012 61.9 70.8 86.5 65.7 73.0 74.4 50.0 40.0 30.0 44.0 85.0 Nepal 2012 50.2 53.6 61.5 86.0 88.1 74.9 10.0 30.0 30.0 22.0 45.4 New Zealand 2012 82.1 99.9 86.8 71.6 45.0 85.2 75.0 80.0 95.0 93.0 89.9 Nicaragua 2012 57.9 51.2 84.9 77.1 83.0 74.0 55.0 50.0 15.0 25.0 63.4 Niger 2012 54.3 35.9 71.7 76.9 80.5 86.4 55.0 40.0 30.0 26.0 40.8 Nigeria 2012 56.3 55.6 63.9 84.3 72.3 72.0 40.0 40.0 30.0 24.0 80.6 North Korea 2012 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 5.0 0.0 Norway 2012 68.8 88.4 89.3 52.5 35.3 75.1 65.0 60.0 90.0 86.0 46.3 Oman 2012 67.9 68.2 83.7 98.4 53.6 72.1 55.0 60.0 50.0 53.0 85.1 Pakistan 2012 54.7 70.0 66.0 80.6 88.1 66.3 35.0 40.0 30.0 23.0 47.8 Panama 2012 65.2 74.4 74.8 84.6 88.2 77.8 65.0 70.0 40.0 36.0 41.5 Papua New Guinea 2012 53.8 59.0 84.8 68.3 72.6 73.2 35.0 30.0 20.0 21.0 74.0 Paraguay 2012 61.8 59.8 82.7 96.9 88.5 81.4 70.0 60.0 30.0 22.0 27.2 Peru 2012 68.7 72.0 85.0 79.7 90.9 85.5 70.0 60.0 40.0 35.0 68.5 Poland 2012 64.2 61.4 87.1 74.4 40.3 79.1 65.0 60.0 60.0 53.0 61.3 Portugal 2012 63.0 83.0 87.1 59.0 25.5 82.6 70.0 60.0 70.0 60.0 32.5 Qatar 2012 71.3 69.7 82.5 99.7 73.6 77.1 45.0 50.0 70.0 77.0 67.9 Republic of Congo 2012 43.8 40.6 60.7 61.3 78.0 71.0 20.0 30.0 10.0 21.0 45.7 Romania 2012 64.4 70.5 87.1 87.4 55.1 74.3 80.0 50.0 40.0 37.0 62.6 Russia 2012 50.5 65.1 68.2 82.5 48.6 66.3 25.0 40.0 25.0 21.0 63.5 Rwanda 2012 64.9 73.6 78.0 77.2 78.5 75.2 60.0 40.0 35.0 40.0 91.4 Saint Lucia 2012 71.3 84.7 71.9 74.1 67.7 85.8 65.0 40.0 70.0 70.0 83.5 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2012 66.5 77.4 73.3 71.5 60.7 81.1 50.0 40.0 70.0 64.0 76.7 Samoa 2012 60.5 72.9 70.0 80.3 61.3 77.0 30.0 30.0 60.0 41.0 82.3 São Tomé and PrÃncipe 2012 50.2 53.2 66.6 87.0 49.1 64.6 45.0 30.0 30.0 30.0 46.1 Saudi Arabia 2012 62.5 87.5 82.3 99.6 37.3 64.9 40.0 50.0 45.0 47.0 71.1 Senegal 2012 55.4 58.4 72.2 65.4 78.5 81.6 45.0 40.0 40.0 29.0 43.5 Serbia 2012 58.0 56.5 77.9 84.1 39.3 68.0 60.0 50.0 40.0 35.0 68.7 Seychelles 2012 53.0 62.3 33.4 76.0 59.6 67.4 45.0 30.0 50.0 48.0 58.0 Sierra Leone 2012 49.1 51.8 62.8 80.9 84.3 70.1 45.0 20.0 10.0 24.0 42.0 Singapore 2012 87.5 97.2 90.0 91.3 91.3 84.8 75.0 70.0 90.0 93.0 92.1 Slovakia 2012 67.0 71.0 87.1 84.2 48.2 83.5 75.0 70.0 50.0 43.0 58.1 Slovenia 2012 62.9 81.4 87.1 64.8 27.9 81.2 70.0 50.0 60.0 64.0 42.2 Solomon Islands 2012 46.2 63.7 55.4 69.3 30.3 77.4 10.0 30.0 30.0 28.0 68.1 Somalia 2012 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A South Africa 2012 62.7 75.8 76.3 70.7 71.9 75.0 45.0 60.0 50.0 45.0 57.3 South Korea 2012 69.9 93.6 72.6 72.8 67.2 78.9 70.0 70.0 70.0 54.0 49.7 Spain 2012 69.1 81.3 87.1 61.3 37.1 81.5 80.0 80.0 70.0 61.0 51.8 Sri Lanka 2012 58.3 78.0 77.1 73.5 81.4 68.5 30.0 40.0 40.0 32.0 62.1 Sudan 2012 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Suriname 2012 52.6 40.7 66.3 63.2 67.5 74.5 25.0 30.0 40.0 37.0 81.2 Swaziland 2012 57.2 66.4 69.7 67.2 56.5 74.5 55.0 40.0 40.0 32.0 70.8 Sweden 2012 71.7 94.6 87.1 39.1 8.8 80.9 90.0 80.0 90.0 92.0 54.6 Switzerland 2012 81.1 77.9 90.0 67.9 65.8 84.4 80.0 80.0 90.0 87.0 87.9 Syria 2012 51.2 60.1 72.8 84.4 78.5 70.9 20.0 20.0 30.0 25.0 50.0 Taiwan 2012 71.9 88.5 85.0 80.4 92.3 83.1 65.0 50.0 70.0 58.0 46.6 Tajikistan 2012 53.4 61.6 82.5 89.0 75.5 67.4 20.0 40.0 20.0 21.0 56.8 Tanzania 2012 57.0 45.2 73.5 79.7 80.2 69.4 55.0 50.0 30.0 27.0 60.1 Thailand 2012 64.9 72.5 75.2 75.1 87.5 69.3 40.0 70.0 45.0 35.0 79.0 The Bahamas 2012 68.0 70.9 42.2 97.7 85.2 76.0 30.0 70.0 70.0 55.0 82.7 The Gambia 2012 58.8 56.3 60.5 75.0 85.5 71.0 60.0 50.0 30.0 32.0 67.2 The Netherlands 2012 73.3 81.9 87.1 51.2 20.9 83.6 90.0 80.0 90.0 88.0 60.0 The Philippines 2012 57.1 54.3 75.5 79.1 89.7 77.1 40.0 50.0 30.0 24.0 51.7 Timor-Leste 2012 43.3 43.1 73.0 64.7 0.0 77.4 35.0 20.0 20.0 25.0 75.1 Togo 2012 48.3 34.8 61.7 68.6 85.6 78.3 25.0 30.0 30.0 24.0 45.2 Tonga 2012 57.0 77.5 75.3 85.9 62.2 72.1 30.0 20.0 25.0 30.0 92.1 Trinidad and Tobago 2012 64.4 60.1 69.9 85.5 65.1 70.1 60.0 70.0 50.0 36.0 77.3 Tunisia 2012 58.6 82.9 58.1 74.8 71.5 76.9 35.0 30.0 40.0 43.0 74.1 Turkey 2012 62.5 67.1 85.4 77.7 58.5 71.9 70.0 60.0 50.0 44.0 40.0 Turkmenistan 2012 43.8 30.0 79.2 98.4 93.5 71.0 0.0 10.0 10.0 16.0 30.0 Uganda 2012 61.9 49.1 73.6 80.4 93.0 74.6 45.0 60.0 30.0 25.0 87.9 Ukraine 2012 46.1 46.2 84.4 78.2 29.4 67.7 20.0 30.0 30.0 24.0 51.2 United Arab Emirates 2012 69.3 68.0 82.6 99.9 80.1 80.9 35.0 50.0 55.0 63.0 78.8 United Kingdom 2012 74.1 94.7 87.1 56.4 21.5 73.9 90.0 80.0 90.0 76.0 71.5 United States 2012 76.3 91.1 86.4 69.8 46.7 77.2 70.0 70.0 85.0 71.0 95.8 Uruguay 2012 69.9 74.9 82.9 81.2 68.7 73.4 75.0 30.0 70.0 69.0 74.0 Uzbekistan 2012 45.8 67.6 66.1 94.4 64.9 64.2 0.0 10.0 15.0 16.0 60.1 Vanuatu 2012 56.6 59.3 55.1 97.0 79.9 78.4 30.0 40.0 40.0 36.0 50.7 Venezuela 2012 38.1 47.3 58.8 74.8 67.3 46.4 5.0 20.0 5.0 20.0 36.0 Vietnam 2012 51.3 61.1 79.6 76.5 66.5 75.1 15.0 30.0 15.0 27.0 67.3 Yemen 2012 55.3 71.5 81.5 83.1 62.8 69.3 45.0 30.0 30.0 22.0 57.3 Zambia 2012 58.3 61.2 82.3 73.3 84.9 64.9 55.0 50.0 30.0 30.0 51.1 Zimbabwe 2012 26.3 34.9 50.4 65.2 38.7 0.0 0.0 10.0 10.0 24.0 29.6