Investment Freedom Index

Asia Ranking

(0-100)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Singapore	85	2022	2	85
1 ↑	Macao	85	2020	2	85
3 ↓	Hong Kong	80	2020	1	90
4	Azerbaijan	70	2022	4	70
4 ↑	Taiwan	70	2022	6	60
6 ↓	Brunei	65	2022	5	65
7 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	60	2022	6	60
7 ↓	Pakistan	60	2022	6	60
7 ↓	South Korea	60	2022	6	60
7 ↓	Malaysia	60	2022	6	60
7 ↓	Philippines	60	2022	6	60
7 ↓	Japan	60	2022	6	60
13	Thailand	55	2022	13	55
14	Cambodia	50	2022	14	50
14	Kazakhstan	50	2022	14	50
14	Indonesia	50	2022	14	50
14	Mongolia	50	2022	14	50
14 ↑	Bangladesh	50	2022	18	45
14 ↑	Uzbekistan	50	2022	27	20
20 ↓	India	40	2022	19	40
20 ↓	Sri Lanka	40	2022	19	40
20 ↓	Vietnam	40	2022	19	40
23 ↓	Maldives	35	2022	22	35
23 ↓	Laos	35	2022	22	35
25 ↓	Russia	30	2022	24	30
25 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	30	2022	24	30
27 ↓	Tajikistan	25	2022	26	25
28 ↓	Bhutan	20	2022	27	20
28 ↓	China	20	2022	27	20
30	Turkmenistan	10	2022	30	10
30	Nepal	10	2022	30	10
30	North Korea	10	2009	30	10

Definition of Investment Freedom Index

The Investment freedom index evaluates a variety of investment restrictions (burdensome bureaucracy, restrictions on land ownership, expropriation of investments without fair compensation, foreign exchange controls, capital control, security problems, a lack of basic investment infrastructure, etc.). Points are deducted from the ideal score of 100 for each of the restrictions found in a country's investment regime.