Index of Economic Freedom 2025 by Country

About This Dataset

The countries with the freest economies in 2025, according to the Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom. The Index scores 184 countries from 0 to 100 on factors such as property rights, government size, regulatory efficiency and open markets, with a higher score meaning greater economic freedom.

✨ AI Insight

Singapore is once again rated the world's freest economy, with a score of 84.1, narrowly ahead of Switzerland (83.7) and Ireland (83.1) - the only three countries in the top tier classified as fully 'free'. These leaders combine open trade, strong property rights and efficient regulation with relatively limited government interference. Below them, a group of advanced economies scores in the high 70s and is rated 'mostly free': Taiwan (79.7), Luxembourg (79.5), Australia (79.3), Denmark (79.1), Estonia (78.9), Norway (78.3) and the Netherlands (78.2). The presence of both low-tax hubs like Singapore and high-tax Nordic states like Denmark and Norway shows that economic freedom, as measured here, rewards well-functioning institutions and open markets rather than simply small government.

Source: The Heritage Foundation (2025 Index of Economic Freedom)

Key Findings

Auto-computed highlights from this dataset

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Singapore leads with 84 in All Time.

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Average value in All Time: 80 · median: 79.

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Gap in All Time: Singapore is 1.1× larger than Netherlands.