Index of Economic Freedom

Creators:
The Heritage Foundation
Publication Date:
February 2026
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The Heritage Foundation's Index of Economic Freedom provides annual country-level scores measuring economic freedom across 12 quantitative and qualitative factors grouped into four pillars: rule of law, government size, regulatory efficiency, and open markets. The index covers over 180 countries and is widely used in international business and institutional economics research to measure country-level institutional quality.
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