| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hong Kong | 89 | 2020 | 1 | 90 |
| 2 ↓ | Singapore | 84 | 2022 | 1 | 90 |
| 3 | Taiwan | 80 | 2022 | 3 | 79 |
| 4 | South Korea | 75 | 2022 | 4 | 74 |
| 5 ↑ | Macao | 70 | 2020 | 7 | 71 |
| 5 ↓ | Japan | 70 | 2022 | 4 | 74 |
| 7 ↓ | Malaysia | 68 | 2022 | 4 | 74 |
| 8 ↑ | Brunei | 65 | 2022 | 11 | 67 |
| 9 ↓ | Kazakhstan | 64 | 2022 | 7 | 71 |
| 9 ↑ | Kyrgyzstan | 64 | 2021 | 14 | 63 |
| 9 ↑ | Indonesia | 64 | 2022 | 11 | 67 |
| 9 ↑ | Mongolia | 64 | 2022 | 15 | 62 |
| 13 ↓ | Thailand | 63 | 2022 | 9 | 70 |
| 14 ↑ | Russia | 62 | 2021 | 17 | 61 |
| 14 ↓ | Azerbaijan | 62 | 2022 | 9 | 70 |
| 16 ↓ | Philippines | 61 | 2022 | 13 | 64 |
| 16 ↓ | Vietnam | 61 | 2022 | 15 | 62 |
| 18 | Bhutan | 59 | 2022 | 18 | 58 |
| 19 ↑ | Cambodia | 57 | 2022 | 21 | 57 |
| 20 ↓ | Uzbekistan | 56 | 2022 | 18 | 58 |
| 21 | India | 54 | 2022 | 21 | 57 |
| 22 ↑ | Sri Lanka | 53 | 2022 | 24 | 56 |
| 22 ↓ | Bangladesh | 53 | 2022 | 21 | 57 |
| 24 ↑ | Burma (Myanmar) | 50 | 2022 | 25 | 55 |
| 24 ↑ | Tajikistan | 50 | 2022 | 25 | 55 |
| 24 ↑ | Nepal | 50 | 2022 | 30 | 51 |
| 27 ↑ | Pakistan | 49 | 2022 | 29 | 52 |
| 27 ↑ | Laos | 49 | 2022 | 28 | 54 |
| 29 ↓ | China | 48 | 2022 | 18 | 58 |
| 30 ↓ | Maldives | 47 | 2022 | 25 | 55 |
| 31 | Turkmenistan | 46 | 2022 | 31 | 47 |
| 32 | North Korea | 3 | 2022 | 32 | 5 |
The Overall index of economic freedom has ten components grouped into four broad categories: Rule of Law; Limited Government; Regulatory Efficiency and Open Markets. The overall economic freedom is scored on a scale of 0 to 100, where 100 represents the maximum freedom.
