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Between 1995, the first edition of the Index, and 2008, the score for world economic freedom has increased, rising 2.6 points, according to the Index. [10]Between 2008 and 2011, however, the score decreased 60.2 to 59.7, though the 2011 score represents an increase of 2.2 points since the first edition in 1995.
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. The Economic Freedom of the World Index is a report published by the Fraser Institute in conjunction with the Economic Freedom Network, a Canadian group of independent research ...
Freedom House published a measure of economic freedom in 1996, but publication of this measure has been discontinued. They defined economic freedom through two dimensions – lack of state infringements on citizens' rights to exchange goods and services, and state establishment of the rules governing contracts, property rights and other institutional prerequisites required for the conduct of ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 3 February 2025. This article is a list of freedom indices produced by several non-governmental organizations that publish and maintain assessments of the state of freedom in the world, according to their own various definitions of the term, and rank countries using various measures of freedom, including ...
Partly in response to dissatisfaction with the Freedom House index from advocates of a libertarian or market liberal viewpoint, Milton Friedman and Michael Walker of the Fraser Institute hosted a series of conferences on economic freedom. Eventually this resulted in a report on worldwide economic freedom, Economic Freedom of the World.
World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Report; World Economic Forum: Financial Development Index; International Institute for Management Development: World Competitiveness Yearbook; Gini index: List of countries by income equality; Bloomberg Innovation Index; Global Innovation Index; International Innovation Index; Index of Economic Freedom
The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom 2007, ranked 45 out of 157 countries; International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) per capita 2006, [clarification needed] out of 182 countries; International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) 2006, ranked 5 out of 181 countries
Economic freedom, or economic liberty, refers to the agency of people to make economic decisions. This is a term used in economic and policy debates as well as in the philosophy of economics. [1] [2] One approach to economic freedom comes from the liberal tradition emphasizing free markets, free trade, and private property.