| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 71 | 2022 | 1 | 77 |
| 2 ↑ | Cape Verde | 67 | 2022 | 4 | 64 |
| 3 ↑ | Seychelles | 66 | 2021 | 4 | 64 |
| 4 ↓ | Botswana | 65 | 2022 | 2 | 68 |
| 5 ↑ | Ivory Coast | 62 | 2022 | 8 | 62 |
| 6 ↑ | Benin | 61 | 2022 | 10 | 60 |
| 7 ↑ | Ghana | 60 | 2022 | 12 | 59 |
| 7 ↑ | Tanzania | 60 | 2022 | 9 | 61 |
| 7 ↑ | Senegal | 60 | 2022 | 16 | 58 |
| 10 ↓ | Morocco | 59 | 2022 | 6 | 63 |
| 10 ↓ | Namibia | 59 | 2022 | 6 | 63 |
| 10 ↑ | Madagascar | 59 | 2022 | 16 | 58 |
| 13 ↑ | Burkina Faso | 58 | 2022 | 20 | 57 |
| 13 ↓ | Gambia | 58 | 2022 | 12 | 59 |
| 15 ↓ | Rwanda | 57 | 2022 | 2 | 68 |
| 15 ↑ | Togo | 57 | 2022 | 16 | 58 |
| 17 ↓ | Gabon | 56 | 2022 | 16 | 58 |
| 17 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | 56 | 2021 | 24 | 56 |
| 17 ↓ | South Africa | 56 | 2022 | 10 | 60 |
| 17 ↑ | Mali | 56 | 2022 | 24 | 56 |
| 21 ↓ | Niger | 55 | 2022 | 20 | 57 |
| 21 ↑ | Mauritania | 55 | 2022 | 24 | 56 |
| 21 ↑ | Djibouti | 55 | 2022 | 33 | 53 |
| 24 ↓ | Uganda | 54 | 2022 | 12 | 59 |
| 24 ↓ | Tunisia | 54 | 2022 | 20 | 57 |
| 24 ↓ | Nigeria | 54 | 2022 | 12 | 59 |
| 24 ↓ | Guinea | 54 | 2022 | 20 | 57 |
| 28 ↑ | Cameroon | 53 | 2022 | 33 | 53 |
| 28 ↑ | Kenya | 53 | 2022 | 29 | 55 |
| 28 ↑ | Malawi | 53 | 2022 | 33 | 53 |
| 31 ↑ | Sierra Leone | 52 | 2022 | 36 | 52 |
| 32 ↑ | Mozambique | 51 | 2022 | 36 | 52 |
| 32 ↓ | Swaziland | 51 | 2022 | 29 | 55 |
| 34 ↑ | Ethiopia | 50 | 2022 | 36 | 52 |
| 34 ↓ | Comoros | 50 | 2022 | 24 | 56 |
| 34 ↑ | Chad | 50 | 2022 | 41 | 50 |
| 37 ↑ | Zambia | 49 | 2022 | 41 | 50 |
| 37 ↓ | Egypt | 49 | 2022 | 24 | 56 |
| 37 ↑ | Central African Republic | 49 | 2021 | 39 | 51 |
| 37 ↑ | Republic of the Congo | 49 | 2022 | 39 | 51 |
| 41 ↓ | Lesotho | 48 | 2022 | 32 | 54 |
| 41 ↑ | Liberia | 48 | 2022 | 45 | 49 |
| 41 ↑ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 48 | 2022 | 45 | 49 |
| 44 ↑ | Equatorial Guinea | 47 | 2022 | 45 | 49 |
| 45 ↓ | Algeria | 46 | 2022 | 41 | 50 |
| 45 ↓ | Guinea-Bissau | 46 | 2022 | 29 | 55 |
| 47 ↑ | Eritrea | 40 | 2022 | 48 | 42 |
| 48 ↓ | Burundi | 39 | 2022 | 41 | 50 |
| 49 ↑ | Libya | 36 | 2012 | 50 | 39 |
| 50 ↓ | Zimbabwe | 33 | 2022 | 49 | 40 |
| 51 ↓ | Sudan | 32 | 2022 | 50 | 39 |
The Overall index of economic freedom has ten components grouped into four broad categories: Rule of Law; Limited Government; Regulatory Efficiency and Open Markets. The overall economic freedom is scored on a scale of 0 to 100, where 100 represents the maximum freedom.
