List of countries by economic freedom

This article includes a partial List of countries by economic freedom that shows the top 30 highest ranking countries from two reports on economic freedom.

2008 Economic Freedom of the World Index.^[1]
Source: Fraser Institute

The Economic Freedom of the World Index is a report published by the Fraser Institute in conjunction with the Economic Freedom Network, a group of independent research and educational institutes in 90 nations and territories worldwide.^[1]

2013 Index of Economic Freedom.^[2]
Source: Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal

The Index of Economic Freedom is an annual report published by the Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal. Countries are assessed as free, mostly free, moderately free, mostly unfree, and repressed.^[2]

2010 Economic Freedom of the World Index^[1]

2012 Index of Economic Freedom^[2]

Rank	Country	Score
1	Hong Kong	8.90
2	Singapore	8.69
3	New Zealand	8.36
4	Switzerland	8.24
5	Australia	7.97
6	Canada	7.97
7	Bahrain	7.94
8	Mauritius	7.90
9	Finland	7.88
10	Chile	7.84
11	United Arab Emirates	7.83
12	Ireland	7.75
12	United Kingdom	7.75
14	Estonia	7.74
15	Taiwan	7.72
16	Denmark	7.71
17	Qatar	7.70
18	United States	7.69
19	Kuwait	7.66
20	Cyprus	7.64
20	Japan	7.64
20	Oman	7.64
23	Jordan	7.63
24	Peru	7.61
25	Malta	7.57
25	Norway	7.57
27	Austria	7.56
28	Lithuania	7.54
28	Montenegro	7.54
30	Sweden	7.53

Rank	Country	Score
1	Hong Kong	89.9
2	Singapore	87.5
3	Australia	83.1
4	New Zealand	82.1
5	Switzerland	81.1
6	Canada	79.9
7	Chile	78.3
8	Mauritius	77.0
9	Ireland	76.9
10	United States	76.3
11	Denmark	76.2
12	Bahrain	75.2
13	Luxembourg	74.5
14	United Kingdom	74.1
15	Netherlands	73.3
16	Estonia	73.2
17	Finland	72.3
18	Taiwan	71.9
19	Macau, China	71.8
20	Cyprus	71.8
21	Sweden	71.7
22	Japan	71.6
23	Lithuania	71.5
24	Saint Lucia	71.3
25	Qatar	71.3
26	Germany	71.0
27	Iceland	70.9
28	Austria	70.3
29	Uruguay	69.9
30	Czech Republic	69.9