Fiscal Freedom Index

Global Ranking

(0-100)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1 ↑	Kuwait	100	2022	5	98
1 ↑	Micronesia	100	2022	40	88
1 ↑	Bahrain	100	2021	3	99
1 ↑	Somalia	100	2017	182
5 ↑	Luxembourg	99	2022	161	63
5 ↑	Kiribati	99	2022	137	71
5 ↑	Azerbaijan	99	2022	40	88
5 ↑	Russia	99	2022	18	93
9 ↓	Qatar	98	2021	1	100
9 ↑	Turkmenistan	98	2022	18	93
9 ↑	Cambodia	98	2022	35	89
12 ↑	Uzbekistan	97	2022	23	92
12 ↓	Maldives	97	2021	9	96
12 ↑	Norway	97	2022	172	57
12 ↑	Tonga	97	2022	53	85
16 ↓	Vanuatu	96	2022	7	97
16 ↑	Iraq	96	2014	181	10
16 ↑	Sweden	96	2022	179	44
16 ↑	Chad	96	2022	178	45
16 ↑	Switzerland	96	2022	140	70
16 ↑	Denmark	96	2022	179	44
16 ↓	Bulgaria	96	2022	13	94
16 ↓	Bosnia and Herzegovina	96	2022	13	94
16 ↑	Samoa	96	2022	76	80
25 ↑	Central African Republic	95	2022	156	65
25 ↓	Belarus	95	2022	18	93
25 ↑	South Korea	95	2022	161	63
25 ↑	Equatorial Guinea	95	2022	114	75
25 ↑	Haiti	95	2022	76	80
30 ↓	Kazakhstan	94	2022	13	94
30 ↑	Netherlands	94	2022	173	52
32 ↑	Estonia	93	2022	72	81
32 ↑	Tanzania	93	2022	72	81
32 ↓	United Arab Emirates	93	2022	1	100
32 ↑	Czech Republic	93	2022	86	79
32 ↑	Mauritania	93	2022	119	74
32 ↓	Hong Kong	93	2020	18	93
38 ↓	Yemen	92	2015	23	92
38 ↑	Djibouti	92	2022	76	80
38 ↑	Honduras	92	2022	69	82
38 ↑	Guinea	92	2022	140	70
42 ↑	Latvia	91	2022	101	77
42 ↓	Afghanistan	91	2021	30	91
42 ↓	Libya	91	2018	11	95
45 ↑	Germany	90	2022	166	60
45 ↑	Thailand	90	2022	69	82
47 ↓	Lebanon	89	2021	30	91
47 ↑	Togo	89	2022	148	68
47 ↑	Ireland	89	2022	101	77
50 ↓	Madagascar	88	2022	30	91
50 ↑	New Zealand	88	2022	137	71
52 ↑	Lithuania	87	2022	53	85
52 ↑	Taiwan	87	2022	86	79
52 ↓	Moldova	87	2022	13	94
52 ↑	Nicaragua	87	2022	101	77
56 ↑	Malta	86	2022	146	69
56 ↓	Sao Tome and Principe	86	2022	40	88
56 ↓	Serbia	86	2022	18	93
56 ↑	Syria	86	2013	61	84
60 ↓	Sudan	85	2021	50	86
60 ↓	Sri Lanka	85	2021	53	85
62 ↑	Indonesia	84	2021	66	83
63 ↓	Guatemala	83	2022	23	92
63 ↑	Finland	83	2022	148	68
63 ↑	Benin	83	2022	148	68
66 ↑	Philippines	82	2022	101	77
66 ↑	Ethiopia	82	2022	96	78
66 ↓	Mongolia	82	2022	34	90
69 ↑	Republic of the Congo	80	2022	76	80
69 ↑	Barbados	80	2022	86	79
69 ↓	Singapore	80	2022	30	91
69 ↓	Tajikistan	80	2022	23	92
69 ↓	Angola	80	2022	43	87
69 ↑	Zimbabwe	80	2022	161	63
75 ↓	Kyrgyzstan	79	2022	11	95
75 ↑	Jamaica	79	2022	76	80
75 ↑	Cameroon	79	2022	114	75
75 ↑	Eritrea	79	2022	119	74
75 ↑	Vietnam	79	2022	76	80
80 ↑	Mexico	78	2022	112	76
80 ↑	Poland	78	2022	119	74
80 ↑	Gabon	78	2021	119	74
83 ↑	Slovenia	77	2022	170	58
84 ↑	Slovakia	76	2022	96	78
84 ↑	United States	76	2021	114	75
84 ↑	Iceland	76	2022	131	72
84 ↓	Armenia	76	2022	43	87
88 ↑	Macao	75	2020	101	77
88 ↑	Uruguay	75	2022	125	73
88 ↓	Croatia	75	2022	86	79
88 ↑	Chile	75	2022	131	72
92 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	74	2020	119	74
92 ↑	Ivory Coast	74	2022	96	78
92 ↓	Ukraine	74	2022	35	89
95 ↑	Portugal	73	2022	166	60
95 ↓	Peru	73	2022	86	79
95 ↓	Malaysia	73	2022	61	84
98 ↓	Bhutan	72	2022	69	82
98 ↑	Austria	72	2022	177	46
100 ↓	Cyprus	71	2022	76	80
100 ↑	Mali	71	2022	146	69
100 ↓	Albania	71	2022	35	89
100 ↑	Zambia	71	2021	125	73
100 ↑	Venezuela	71	2021	125	73
105 ↓	Macedonia	70	2022	23	92
105 ↑	Brazil	70	2021	140	70
105 ↑	Suriname	70	2021	137	71
108 ↓	Paraguay	69	2022	9	96
108 ↓	Niger	69	2022	101	77
108 ↓	Gambia	69	2022	101	77
108 ↑	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	69	2022	114	75
112 ↑	Greece	68	2022	166	60
113 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	67	2022	43	87
113 ↓	Dominican Republic	67	2022	53	85
113 ↓	Georgia	67	2022	35	89
113 ↓	Bahamas	67	2022	7	97
113 ↑	Guyana	67	2022	156	65
118 ↑	Solomon Islands	66	2021	155	66
118 ↓	Burkina Faso	66	2022	72	81
120 ↓	Liberia	65	2022	50	86
121 ↑	Papua New Guinea	64	2022	131	72
121 ↑	Comoros	64	2021	159	64
123 ↓	Ecuador	63	2022	101	77
123 ↓	Canada	63	2022	112	76
125 ↓	Rwanda	62	2022	76	80
126 ↓	Turkey	59	2022	125	73
127 ↓	Nigeria	58	2022	53	85
127 ↓	Hungary	58	2022	61	84
129 ↑	Colombia	57	2022	140	70
129 ↑	Senegal	57	2022	131	72
131 ↓	Iran	55	2022	72	81
132 ↓	Uganda	54	2022	125	73
132 ↓	Bangladesh	54	2022	61	84
132 ↓	Sierra Leone	54	2022	43	87
135 ↓	Mozambique	53	2022	114	75
136 ↑	Australia	52	2022	161	63
136 ↓	Nepal	52	2022	66	83
138 ↓	El Salvador	50	2022	96	78
138 ↓	Saint Lucia	50	2022	101	77
138 ↑	Belgium	50	2022	175	47
141 ↑	Italy	49	2022	170	58
142 ↓	Cape Verde	48	2022	96	78
143 ↑	Morocco	46	2022	148	68
144 ↓	Laos	44	2022	43	87
145 ↓	Romania	43	2022	13	94
146 ↓	Panama	41	2022	53	85
147 ↑	Algeria	39	2022	154	67
147 ↑	France	39	2022	174	51
149 ↓	Belize	38	2022	86	79
150 ↓	Seychelles	37	2022	101	77
151 ↓	Guinea-Bissau	31	2022	35	89
152 ↑	Spain	30	2022	165	62
153 ↓	Lesotho	28	2022	131	72
154 ↑	United Kingdom	23	2022	156	65
154 ↑	Israel	23	2022	166	60
156 ↓	Namibia	22	2022	148	68
157 ↓	Tunisia	21	2022	131	72
158 ↓	Brunei	20	2022	23	92
158 ↓	Japan	20	2022	148	68
160 ↓	Botswana	19	2022	43	87
161 ↓	Saudi Arabia	18	2022	3	99
162 ↓	Argentina	17	2022	140	70
163 ↓	Swaziland	16	2022	86	79
163 ↓	Jordan	16	2022	53	85
165 ↓	Trinidad and Tobago	13	2022	76	80
166 ↓	Montenegro	12	2022	61	84
167 ↓	Bolivia	11	2022	53	85
167 ↓	Malawi	11	2022	86	79
167 ↓	Kenya	11	2022	86	79
167 ↑	Cuba	11	2022	175	47
167 ↓	Costa Rica	11	2022	76	80
167 ↓	China	11	2022	125	73
173 ↓	Burundi	10	2022	101	77
174 ↓	Fiji	9	2022	50	86
175 ↓	Ghana	8	2022	66	83
175 ↓	South Africa	8	2022	159	64
177 ↓	Mauritius	7	2022	23	92
177 ↓	Oman	7	2022	5	98
179 ↓	Pakistan	5	2022	119	74
180 ↓	Egypt	4	2022	43	87
180 ↓	India	4	2022	86	79
182 ↓	Dominica	1	2022	140	70

Definition of Fiscal Freedom Index

The Fiscal freedom index measures the tax burden imposed by government. It is composed of three quantitative factors: the top marginal tax rate on individual income, the top marginal tax rate on corporate income, and the total tax burden as a percentage of GDP.