world rank1
overall score88.6
Rule of Law

Property Rights90.0

Freedom From Corruption74.0

Limited Government

Government Spending90.7

Fiscal Freedom92.6

Regulatory Efficiency

Business Freedom97.4

Labor Freedom89.0

Monetary Freedom81.8

Open Markets

Trade Freedom90.0

Investment Freedom90.0

Financial Freedom90.0

world rank2
overall score87.8
Rule of Law

Property Rights90.0

Freedom From Corruption84.0

Limited Government

Government Spending90.1

Fiscal Freedom91.2

Regulatory Efficiency

Business Freedom95.0

Labor Freedom90.7

Monetary Freedom81.8

Open Markets

Trade Freedom90.0

Investment Freedom85.0

Financial Freedom80.0

world rank3
overall score81.6
Rule of Law

Property Rights95.0

Freedom From Corruption91.0

Limited Government

Government Spending46.0

Fiscal Freedom71.0

Regulatory Efficiency

Business Freedom91.4

Labor Freedom85.9

Monetary Freedom88.1

Open Markets

Trade Freedom87.2

Investment Freedom80.0

Financial Freedom80.0

world rank4
overall score81.0
Rule of Law

Property Rights90.0

Freedom From Corruption86.0

Limited Government

Government Spending66.3

Fiscal Freedom70.9

Regulatory Efficiency

Business Freedom82.2

Labor Freedom72.1

Monetary Freedom87.8

Open Markets

Trade Freedom90.0

Investment Freedom85.0

Financial Freedom80.0

world rank5
overall score80.3
Rule of Law

Property Rights90.0

Freedom From Corruption80.0

Limited Government

Government Spending62.0

Fiscal Freedom63.2

Regulatory Efficiency

Business Freedom89.4

Labor Freedom77.2

Monetary Freedom85.2

Open Markets

Trade Freedom86.4

Investment Freedom80.0

Financial Freedom90.0

world rank6
overall score78.0
Rule of Law

Property Rights90.0

Freedom From Corruption81.0

Limited Government

Government Spending50.4

Fiscal Freedom80.0

Regulatory Efficiency

Business Freedom81.8

Labor Freedom72.6

Monetary Freedom76.9

Open Markets

Trade Freedom87.0

Investment Freedom80.0

Financial Freedom80.0

world rank7
overall score77.7
Rule of Law

Property Rights85.0

Freedom From Corruption73.0

Limited Government

Government Spending83.1

Fiscal Freedom74.8

Regulatory Efficiency

Business Freedom72.1

Labor Freedom64.3

Monetary Freedom82.9

Open Markets

Trade Freedom86.4

Investment Freedom85.0

Financial Freedom70.0

world rank8
overall score77.3
Rule of Law

Property Rights90.0

Freedom From Corruption74.0

Limited Government

Government Spending50.3

Fiscal Freedom73.6

Regulatory Efficiency

Business Freedom79.6

Labor Freedom72.1

Monetary Freedom85.5

Open Markets

Trade Freedom88.0

Investment Freedom90.0

Financial Freedom70.0

world rank9
overall score77.2
Rule of Law

Property Rights90.0

Freedom From Corruption69.0

Limited Government

Government Spending54.9

Fiscal Freedom81.9

Regulatory Efficiency

Business Freedom79.0

Labor Freedom57.2

Monetary Freedom82.2

Open Markets

Trade Freedom88.0

Investment Freedom90.0

Financial Freedom80.0

world rank10
overall score76.4
Rule of Law

Property Rights90.0

Freedom From Corruption78.0

Limited Government

Government Spending39.0

Fiscal Freedom64.9

Regulatory Efficiency

Business Freedom86.0

Labor Freedom71.8

Monetary Freedom76.4

Open Markets

Trade Freedom88.0

Investment Freedom90.0

Financial Freedom80.0

2012 Index of Economic Freedom

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