| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritius | 87 | 2022 | 1 | 88 |
| 2 ↑ | Seychelles | 83 | 2020 | 3 | 81 |
| 3 ↑ | Libya | 80 | 2018 | 4 | 80 |
| 4 ↑ | Botswana | 77 | 2022 | 5 | 77 |
| 5 ↑ | Ivory Coast | 74 | 2022 | 6 | 74 |
| 6 ↑ | Swaziland | 72 | 2022 | 8 | 71 |
| 6 ↑ | South Africa | 72 | 2022 | 7 | 73 |
| 8 | Mozambique | 71 | 2022 | 8 | 71 |
| 8 ↓ | Namibia | 71 | 2022 | 2 | 83 |
| 10 ↑ | Eritrea | 69 | 2022 | 12 | 69 |
| 10 ↓ | Morocco | 69 | 2022 | 8 | 71 |
| 10 ↑ | Nigeria | 69 | 2022 | 13 | 68 |
| 13 ↑ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 68 | 2022 | 23 | 65 |
| 13 | Zambia | 68 | 2022 | 13 | 68 |
| 15 ↓ | Malawi | 67 | 2022 | 13 | 68 |
| 16 ↓ | Cape Verde | 66 | 2022 | 13 | 68 |
| 16 ↑ | Guinea | 66 | 2022 | 21 | 66 |
| 16 ↑ | Togo | 66 | 2022 | 23 | 65 |
| 16 ↑ | Tunisia | 66 | 2022 | 17 | 67 |
| 16 ↑ | Comoros | 66 | 2021 | 40 | 59 |
| 16 ↑ | Senegal | 66 | 2022 | 21 | 66 |
| 22 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | 65 | 2021 | 27 | 64 |
| 22 ↑ | Madagascar | 65 | 2022 | 23 | 65 |
| 24 ↓ | Gambia | 64 | 2022 | 17 | 67 |
| 24 ↓ | Sierra Leone | 64 | 2022 | 23 | 65 |
| 24 ↑ | Mali | 64 | 2022 | 27 | 64 |
| 27 ↑ | Ghana | 63 | 2022 | 31 | 62 |
| 27 ↑ | Niger | 63 | 2022 | 34 | 61 |
| 29 ↑ | Lesotho | 62 | 2022 | 31 | 62 |
| 30 ↑ | Benin | 61 | 2022 | 39 | 60 |
| 30 ↑ | Liberia | 61 | 2021 | 34 | 61 |
| 30 ↑ | Burkina Faso | 61 | 2022 | 34 | 61 |
| 30 ↑ | Ethiopia | 61 | 2022 | 34 | 61 |
| 30 ↓ | Mauritania | 61 | 2022 | 27 | 64 |
| 35 ↓ | Tanzania | 60 | 2022 | 27 | 64 |
| 35 ↓ | Egypt | 60 | 2022 | 17 | 67 |
| 37 ↓ | Rwanda | 58 | 2022 | 34 | 61 |
| 37 ↓ | Uganda | 58 | 2022 | 17 | 67 |
| 39 ↑ | Gabon | 57 | 2022 | 41 | 57 |
| 39 ↑ | Algeria | 57 | 2022 | 41 | 57 |
| 41 ↓ | Kenya | 56 | 2022 | 31 | 62 |
| 41 ↓ | Zimbabwe | 56 | 2021 | 11 | 70 |
| 41 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | 56 | 2022 | 43 | 56 |
| 41 ↑ | Republic of the Congo | 56 | 2022 | 43 | 56 |
| 45 | Cameroon | 55 | 2022 | 45 | 55 |
| 46 | Chad | 52 | 2022 | 46 | 52 |
| 47 | Burundi | 51 | 2022 | 47 | 50 |
| 48 | Equatorial Guinea | 49 | 2021 | 48 | 49 |
| 49 | Sudan | 48 | 2022 | 49 | 45 |
| 50 ↓ | Central African Republic | 46 | 2022 | 49 | 45 |
| 51 | Djibouti | 43 | 2022 | 51 | 43 |
The Trade freedom index is based on two indicators: the trade-weighted average tariff rate and non-tariff barriers (including quantity, price, regulatory, customs and investment restrictions, and direct government intervention).
