Global Rankings
Business Freedom Index
(0-100)
| Rank | Country | (0-100) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 | Hong Kong | 96 |
2 | 67 | Liechtenstein | 92 |
3 | 10 | Norway | 91 |
4 | 78 | Luxembourg | 89 |
4 | 7 | Denmark | 89 |
4 | 10 | Finland | 89 |
7 | 25 | Netherlands | 88 |
7 | 20 | United States | 88 |
9 | 56 | Estonia | 87 |
9 | 22 | Ireland | 87 |
9 | 22 | Germany | 87 |
9 | 56 | Lithuania | 87 |
13 | 20 | Sweden | 85 |
13 | 5 | South Korea | 85 |
13 | 8 | Australia | 85 |
16 | 4 | Taiwan | 84 |
16 | 50 | Switzerland | 84 |
18 | 29 | Belgium | 83 |
18 | 15 | Iceland | 83 |
18 | 2 | Singapore | 83 |
21 | 38 | Latvia | 82 |
21 | 29 | France | 82 |
21 | 56 | Austria | 82 |
24 | 70 | Czech Republic | 81 |
24 | 5 | New Zealand | 81 |
24 | 50 | Israel | 81 |
27 | 33 | Slovenia | 80 |
28 | 25 | Canada | 79 |
28 | 97 | Poland | 79 |
28 | 2 | United Kingdom | 79 |
28 | 35 | Maldives | 79 |
32 | 10 | Japan | 78 |
33 | 110 | Hungary | 77 |
34 | 47 | Chile | 76 |
34 | 129 | Slovakia | 76 |
34 | 41 | Portugal | 76 |
34 | 62 | Uruguay | 76 |
34 | 72 | Malta | 76 |
39 | 41 | Cyprus | 75 |
39 | 78 | Spain | 75 |
41 | 72 | Italy | 74 |
41 | 35 | Macedonia | 74 |
41 | 13 | Georgia | 74 |
41 | 88 | Vietnam | 74 |
45 | 29 | United Arab Emirates | 73 |
45 | 56 | Serbia | 73 |
47 | 129 | Croatia | 72 |
47 | 92 | Bulgaria | 72 |
47 | 15 | Brunei | 72 |
47 | 15 | Mauritius | 72 |
51 | 110 | Romania | 71 |
51 | 78 | Albania | 71 |
53 | 50 | Greece | 70 |
54 | 64 | Colombia | 69 |
54 | 78 | Mexico | 69 |
54 | 29 | China | 69 |
57 | 129 | Dominican Republic | 68 |
57 | 15 | Saudi Arabia | 68 |
59 | 64 | Indonesia | 67 |
59 | 97 | Mongolia | 67 |
59 | 50 | Montenegro | 67 |
59 | 56 | Panama | 67 |
59 | 155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67 |
59 | 8 | Malaysia | 67 |
65 | 97 | South Africa | 66 |
65 | 78 | Costa Rica | 66 |
67 | 78 | Peru | 65 |
67 | 41 | Kazakhstan | 65 |
67 | 67 | Barbados | 65 |
67 | 25 | Azerbaijan | 65 |
67 | 62 | Morocco | 65 |
67 | 22 | Armenia | 65 |
67 | 110 | Paraguay | 65 |
67 | 146 | El Salvador | 65 |
75 | 38 | India | 64 |
75 | 78 | Moldova | 64 |
77 | 70 | Turkey | 63 |
77 | 13 | Thailand | 63 |
77 | 15 | Russia | 63 |
77 | 67 | Bahamas | 63 |
77 | 76 | Bhutan | 63 |
77 | 121 | Brazil | 63 |
77 | 121 | Guyana | 63 |
77 | 176 | Kiribati | 63 |
85 | 97 | Guatemala | 62 |
85 | 121 | Philippines | 62 |
85 | 97 | Nepal | 62 |
85 | 41 | Saint Lucia | 62 |
85 | 41 | Samoa | 62 |
90 | 105 | Ivory Coast | 61 |
90 | 88 | Seychelles | 61 |
90 | 90 | Ukraine | 61 |
90 | 135 | Laos | 61 |
90 | 92 | Ghana | 61 |
90 | 50 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 61 |
90 | 76 | Trinidad and Tobago | 61 |
97 | 149 | Ecuador | 60 |
97 | 118 | Jordan | 60 |
97 | 165 | Cameroon | 60 |
97 | 38 | Bahrain | 60 |
97 | 110 | Macao | 60 |
97 | 105 | Cape Verde | 60 |
103 | 50 | Uzbekistan | 59 |
103 | 47 | Tonga | 59 |
103 | 105 | Fiji | 59 |
103 | 64 | Qatar | 59 |
107 | 33 | Oman | 58 |
107 | 47 | Sri Lanka | 58 |
107 | 141 | Senegal | 58 |
107 | 25 | Tunisia | 58 |
111 | 121 | Angola | 57 |
111 | 97 | Tajikistan | 57 |
111 | 35 | Jamaica | 57 |
111 | 151 | Honduras | 57 |
111 | 72 | Botswana | 57 |
116 | 56 | Kyrgyzstan | 56 |
116 | 129 | Bangladesh | 56 |
116 | 126 | Kenya | 56 |
116 | 72 | Dominica | 56 |
120 | 110 | Argentina | 55 |
120 | 41 | Belarus | 55 |
120 | 78 | Kuwait | 55 |
120 | 178 | Cambodia | 55 |
120 | 121 | Bolivia | 55 |
120 | 78 | Namibia | 55 |
126 | 92 | Egypt | 54 |
126 | 135 | Afghanistan | 54 |
126 | 110 | Belize | 54 |
126 | 142 | Nicaragua | 54 |
130 | 161 | Suriname | 53 |
131 | 129 | Micronesia | 52 |
131 | 105 | Togo | 52 |
131 | 142 | Iraq | 52 |
134 | 129 | Gambia | 51 |
134 | 97 | Rwanda | 51 |
134 | 142 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 51 |
137 | 90 | Algeria | 50 |
137 | 105 | Pakistan | 50 |
137 | 135 | Gabon | 50 |
137 | 151 | Syria | 50 |
141 | 92 | Sao Tome and Principe | 49 |
141 | 155 | Liberia | 49 |
141 | 92 | Djibouti | 49 |
141 | 151 | Vanuatu | 49 |
141 | 165 | Lebanon | 49 |
141 | 97 | Swaziland | 49 |
147 | 135 | Benin | 48 |
147 | 126 | Papua New Guinea | 48 |
147 | 151 | Comoros | 48 |
150 | 163 | Uganda | 47 |
151 | 165 | Yemen | 46 |
151 | 161 | Tanzania | 46 |
153 | 158 | Guinea | 45 |
154 | 158 | Mali | 44 |
154 | 135 | Lesotho | 44 |
154 | 78 | Zambia | 44 |
154 | 118 | Solomon Islands | 44 |
158 | 155 | Ethiopia | 43 |
159 | 163 | Burkina Faso | 42 |
159 | 110 | Burma (Myanmar) | 42 |
161 | 182 | Cuba | 41 |
161 | 110 | Nigeria | 41 |
163 | 126 | Iran | 39 |
164 | 170 | Libya | 38 |
164 | 179 | Turkmenistan | 38 |
166 | 158 | Madagascar | 37 |
166 | 168 | Zimbabwe | 37 |
166 | 135 | Mozambique | 37 |
169 | 118 | Mauritania | 36 |
170 | 142 | Niger | 35 |
171 | 149 | Sierra Leone | 34 |
171 | 168 | Malawi | 34 |
171 | 173 | Equatorial Guinea | 34 |
171 | 174 | Haiti | 34 |
175 | 171 | Guinea-Bissau | 32 |
176 | 174 | Venezuela | 31 |
176 | 176 | Somalia | 31 |
178 | 183 | Eritrea | 30 |
178 | 172 | Republic of the Congo | 30 |
180 | 180 | Chad | 28 |
180 | 146 | Burundi | 28 |
182 | 181 | Central African Republic | 27 |
183 | 148 | Sudan | 25 |
184 | 184 | North Korea | 5 |