2016 Index of Economic Freedom

Promoting Economic Opportunity, Individual Empowerment & Prosperity

The positive impact of economic freedom in building prosperity and reducing poverty has never been clearer. For over two decades, the Index of Economic Freedom has measured the impact of liberty and free markets around the globe, and the 2016 Index confirms the formidable positive relationship between economic freedom and progress.

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Top 10 Countries

rank country overall change
1 Hong Kong 88.6 -1.0
2 Singapore 87.8 -1.6
3 New Zealand 81.6 -0.5
4 Switzerland 81.0 0.5
5 Australia 80.3 -1.1
6 Canada 78.0 -1.1
7 Chile 77.7 -0.8
8 Ireland 77.3 0.7
9 Estonia 77.2 0.4
10 United Kingdom 76.4 0.6

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