Explore the Data 2023 Index Data All Index Data 2023 Macro-Economic Data 2023 Economic Freedom Heat Map 1: Choose individual countries and/or a region Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Argentina Armenia Australia Austria Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil Brunei Darussalam Bulgaria Burkina Faso Burma Burundi Cabo Verde Cambodia Cameroon Canada Central African Republic Chad Chile China Colombia Comoros Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Croatia Cuba Cyprus Czech Republic Democratic Republic of Congo Denmark Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Estonia Eswatini Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Greece Guatemala Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iran Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Kiribati Kosovo Kuwait Kyrgyz Republic Laos Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Maldives Mali Malta Mauritania Mauritius Mexico Micronesia Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Korea North Macedonia Norway Oman Pakistan Panama Papua New Guinea Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar Republic of Congo Romania Russia Rwanda Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Samoa São Tomé and Príncipe Saudi Arabia Senegal Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia Solomon Islands Somalia South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Sudan Suriname Sweden Switzerland Syria Taiwan Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand The Bahamas The Gambia Timor-Leste Togo Tonga Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Türkiye Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine United Arab Emirates United Kingdom United States Uruguay Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe All Asia and the Pacific Europe Middle East / North Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Americas Select multiples with the CTRL (or ⌘) key 2: Select year(s) All 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 View The Data NameIndex YearOverall ScoreProperty RightsGovernment IntegrityJudicial EffectivenessTax BurdenGovernment SpendingFiscal HealthBusiness FreedomLabor FreedomMonetary FreedomTrade FreedomInvestment FreedomFinancial Freedom Australia 2023 74.8 90.7 83.2 94.9 63.1 47.0 24.8 88.3 64.7 80.5 89.8 80.0 90.0 Australia 2022 77.7 91.7 87.0 95.2 62.5 51.6 52.0 84.6 64.2 83.2 90.0 80.0 90.0 Australia 2021 82.4 81.5 89.8 90.0 62.6 58.1 88.7 87.4 84.1 86.7 89.8 80.0 90.0 Australia 2020 82.6 82.8 89.3 86.1 63.0 61.6 91.8 87.8 84.0 86.2 88.2 80.0 90.0 Australia 2019 80.9 79.1 79.9 86.5 62.8 60.1 86.2 88.3 84.1 86.6 87.6 80.0 90.0 Australia 2018 80.9 78.7 77.4 93.4 63.0 61.2 84.3 89.1 79.7 87.4 86.2 80.0 90.0 Australia 2017 81.0 81.7 74.8 92.9 63.2 59.0 84.6 89.3 84.1 86.4 86.2 80.0 90.0 Australia 2016 80.3 90.0 80.0 N/A 63.2 62.0 N/A 89.4 77.2 85.2 86.4 80.0 90.0 Australia 2015 81.4 90.0 81.0 N/A 63.7 61.8 N/A 94.1 81.6 85.3 86.4 80.0 90.0 Australia 2014 82.0 90.0 87.7 N/A 64.2 62.6 N/A 94.6 79.2 80.5 86.4 85.0 90.0 Australia 2013 82.6 90.0 88.0 N/A 66.4 62.8 N/A 95.5 83.5 83.8 86.2 80.0 90.0 Australia 2012 83.1 90.0 87.0 N/A 63.4 67.1 N/A 91.9 90.6 84.5 86.2 80.0 90.0 Australia 2011 82.5 90.0 87.0 N/A 61.3 64.7 N/A 90.1 92.2 85.0 84.4 80.0 90.0 Australia 2010 82.6 90.0 87.0 N/A 61.4 64.9 N/A 90.3 94.9 82.7 85.1 80.0 90.0 Australia 2009 82.6 90.0 86.0 N/A 61.4 64.3 N/A 90.5 94.7 84.7 84.8 80.0 90.0 Australia 2008 82.2 90.0 87.0 N/A 59.2 62.8 N/A 90.3 95.5 83.7 83.8 80.0 90.0 Australia 2007 81.1 90.0 88.0 N/A 59.5 62.6 N/A 89.1 93.7 84.8 83.8 70.0 90.0 Australia 2006 79.9 90.0 88.0 N/A 58.9 62.2 N/A 90.9 86.5 85.0 77.4 70.0 90.0 Australia 2005 79.0 90.0 88.0 N/A 59.1 60.9 N/A 85.0 85.8 84.0 77.2 70.0 90.0 Australia 2004 77.9 90.0 86.0 N/A 59.6 60.5 N/A 85.0 N/A 83.2 77.2 70.0 90.0 Australia 2003 77.4 90.0 85.0 N/A 58.6 58.9 N/A 85.0 N/A 82.1 77.0 70.0 90.0 Australia 2002 77.3 90.0 83.0 N/A 56.4 61.1 N/A 85.0 N/A 83.3 77.4 70.0 90.0 Australia 2001 77.4 90.0 87.0 N/A 55.4 67.3 N/A 70.0 N/A 87.9 79.0 70.0 90.0 Australia 2000 77.1 90.0 87.0 N/A 55.8 63.3 N/A 70.0 N/A 89.0 79.0 70.0 90.0 Australia 1999 76.4 90.0 89.0 N/A 55.7 56.0 N/A 70.0 N/A 87.9 79.4 70.0 90.0 Australia 1998 75.6 90.0 86.0 N/A 56.1 54.8 N/A 70.0 N/A 84.0 79.4 70.0 90.0 Australia 1997 75.5 90.0 88.0 N/A 56.6 55.1 N/A 70.0 N/A 82.8 77.0 70.0 90.0 Australia 1996 74.0 90.0 70.0 N/A 59.3 53.4 N/A 70.0 N/A 86.5 77.0 70.0 90.0 Australia 1995 74.1 90.0 70.0 N/A 59.6 53.9 N/A 70.0 N/A 86.7 77.0 70.0 90.0