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
Economic freedom, or economic liberty, is the ability of people of a society to take economic actions. This is a term used in economic and policy debates as well as in the philosophy of economics. One approach to economic freedom comes from the l ...
.
* The ''
Economic Freedom of the World Index
''Economic Freedom of the World'' is an annual survey published by the Canadian think tank Fraser Institute.
; ; The survey attempts to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations. It has been used in peer-reviewed studies som ...
'' is a report published by the
Fraser Institute
The Fraser Institute is a libertarian-conservative Canadian public policy think tank and registered charity. The institute describes itself as independent and non-partisan. It is headquartered in Vancouver, with additional offices in Calgary, ...
in conjunction with the Economic Freedom Network, a
Canadian
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group of independent research and educational institutes in 90 nations and territories worldwide.
[''Economic Freedom of the World: 2017 Annual Report'']
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* The ''Index of Economic Freedom
The ''Index of Economic Freedom'' is an annual index and ranking created in 1995 by The Heritage Foundation and ''The Wall Street Journal'' to measure the degree of economic freedom in the world's nations. The creators of the index claim to t ...
'' is an annual report published by American
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based on The Heritage Foundation
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and The Wall Street Journal
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. Countries and regions are assessed as ''free'', ''mostly free'', ''moderately free'', ''mostly unfree'', and ''repressed''.[''2021 Index of Economic Freedom of the World''](_blank)
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List
References
External links
Heritage Foundation Index of Economic Freedom web page
Fraser Institute Economic Freedom of the World web page
{{Politics country lists
Freedom
Freedom is understood as either having the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes unhindered. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving one ...
Freedom
Freedom is understood as either having the ability to act or change without constraint or to possess the power and resources to fulfill one's purposes unhindered. Freedom is often associated with liberty and autonomy in the sense of "giving one ...
Economic freedom
Economic freedom, or economic liberty, is the ability of people of a society to take economic actions. This is a term used in economic and policy debates as well as in the philosophy of economics. One approach to economic freedom comes from the l ...