Investment Freedom Index
Global Ranking
(0-100)Source: IMF
| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 95 | 2022 | 1 | 95 |
| 2 | Estonia | 90 | 2022 | 2 | 90 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 90 | 2022 | 2 | 90 |
| 2 | Denmark | 90 | 2022 | 2 | 90 |
| 2 | Ireland | 90 | 2022 | 2 | 90 |
| 6 ↑ | Singapore | 85 | 2022 | 8 | 85 |
| 6 ↑ | Bahrain | 85 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 6 ↑ | Sweden | 85 | 2022 | 8 | 85 |
| 6 ↑ | United States | 85 | 2022 | 8 | 85 |
| 6 ↑ | Macao | 85 | 2020 | 8 | 85 |
| 6 ↑ | Latvia | 85 | 2022 | 8 | 85 |
| 6 ↑ | Switzerland | 85 | 2022 | 8 | 85 |
| 6 ↑ | Liechtenstein | 85 | 2021 | 8 | 85 |
| 6 ↑ | Belgium | 85 | 2022 | 8 | 85 |
| 6 ↑ | Spain | 85 | 2022 | 8 | 85 |
| 6 ↑ | Finland | 85 | 2022 | 8 | 85 |
| 17 ↑ | Jamaica | 80 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 17 ↓ | Austria | 80 | 2022 | 2 | 90 |
| 17 ↑ | Canada | 80 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 17 ↑ | Colombia | 80 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 17 ↑ | Italy | 80 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 17 ↑ | Cape Verde | 80 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 17 ↑ | Hungary | 80 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 17 ↑ | Australia | 80 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 17 ↑ | Iceland | 80 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 17 ↑ | Poland | 80 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 17 ↑ | United Kingdom | 80 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 17 ↑ | Georgia | 80 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 17 ↑ | Mauritius | 80 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 17 ↑ | Germany | 80 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 17 ↑ | Israel | 80 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 17 ↓ | Hong Kong | 80 | 2020 | 2 | 90 |
| 33 ↑ | Peru | 75 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 33 ↑ | Croatia | 75 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 33 ↑ | Slovakia | 75 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 33 ↑ | Cyprus | 75 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 33 ↑ | Montenegro | 75 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 33 ↑ | Mexico | 75 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 33 ↑ | Armenia | 75 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 33 ↑ | Ivory Coast | 75 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 33 ↑ | France | 75 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 33 ↑ | Norway | 75 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 33 ↑ | Paraguay | 75 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 33 ↑ | Panama | 75 | 2022 | 34 | 75 |
| 33 ↓ | Uruguay | 75 | 2022 | 8 | 85 |
| 46 ↑ | Taiwan | 70 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 46 ↑ | Costa Rica | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Czech Republic | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Dominican Republic | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Ghana | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Guatemala | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Jordan | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Lithuania | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Portugal | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Romania | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Serbia | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Slovenia | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Turkey | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↓ | Malta | 70 | 2022 | 8 | 85 |
| 46 ↑ | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Dominica | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Albania | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Azerbaijan | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↓ | New Zealand | 70 | 2022 | 20 | 80 |
| 46 ↑ | Barbados | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 46 ↑ | Chile | 70 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 67 ↑ | Namibia | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 67 ↑ | Honduras | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 67 ↑ | Vanuatu | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 67 ↑ | Burkina Faso | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 67 ↑ | Mali | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 67 ↑ | Gambia | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 67 ↑ | Oman | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 67 ↑ | Saint Lucia | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 67 ↑ | Macedonia | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 67 ↑ | Egypt | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 67 ↑ | Botswana | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 67 ↑ | Morocco | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 67 ↑ | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 67 ↑ | Brunei | 65 | 2022 | 68 | 65 |
| 81 ↑ | Chad | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↓ | Bulgaria | 60 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 81 ↓ | El Salvador | 60 | 2022 | 48 | 70 |
| 81 ↑ | South Korea | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Pakistan | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Nicaragua | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Gabon | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Brazil | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Malaysia | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Trinidad and Tobago | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Togo | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Sierra Leone | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Djibouti | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Senegal | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Rwanda | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Qatar | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Japan | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Kyrgyzstan | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 81 ↑ | Philippines | 60 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 101 ↑ | Guyana | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Kenya | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Kuwait | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Liberia | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Lesotho | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Moldova | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Madagascar | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Niger | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Belize | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Samoa | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Argentina | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Seychelles | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Thailand | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Zambia | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Tanzania | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Uganda | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Fiji | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 101 ↑ | Greece | 55 | 2022 | 102 | 55 |
| 119 ↑ | Guinea | 50 | 2022 | 120 | 50 |
| 119 ↑ | Swaziland | 50 | 2022 | 120 | 50 |
| 119 ↑ | Bangladesh | 50 | 2022 | 132 | 45 |
| 119 ↑ | Bahamas | 50 | 2022 | 120 | 50 |
| 119 ↓ | Lebanon | 50 | 2022 | 82 | 60 |
| 119 ↑ | Uzbekistan | 50 | 2022 | 167 | 20 |
| 119 ↑ | Cambodia | 50 | 2022 | 120 | 50 |
| 119 ↑ | Burundi | 50 | 2022 | 120 | 50 |
| 119 ↑ | Malawi | 50 | 2022 | 120 | 50 |
| 119 ↑ | United Arab Emirates | 50 | 2022 | 140 | 40 |
| 119 ↑ | Kazakhstan | 50 | 2022 | 120 | 50 |
| 119 ↑ | Benin | 50 | 2022 | 120 | 50 |
| 119 ↑ | Mauritania | 50 | 2022 | 120 | 50 |
| 119 ↑ | Mongolia | 50 | 2022 | 120 | 50 |
| 119 ↑ | Indonesia | 50 | 2022 | 120 | 50 |
| 119 ↑ | Yemen | 50 | 2020 | 120 | 50 |
| 135 ↓ | Central African Republic | 45 | 2022 | 132 | 45 |
| 135 ↓ | Saudi Arabia | 45 | 2022 | 132 | 45 |
| 135 ↓ | Comoros | 45 | 2022 | 132 | 45 |
| 135 ↓ | Nigeria | 45 | 2022 | 132 | 45 |
| 135 ↓ | South Africa | 45 | 2022 | 132 | 45 |
| 135 ↓ | Tunisia | 45 | 2022 | 132 | 45 |
| 141 ↓ | Vietnam | 40 | 2022 | 140 | 40 |
| 141 ↓ | India | 40 | 2022 | 140 | 40 |
| 141 ↓ | Sri Lanka | 40 | 2022 | 140 | 40 |
| 141 ↓ | Suriname | 40 | 2022 | 140 | 40 |
| 141 ↓ | Tonga | 40 | 2022 | 140 | 40 |
| 141 ↓ | Equatorial Guinea | 40 | 2022 | 140 | 40 |
| 147 | Ukraine | 35 | 2022 | 147 | 35 |
| 147 | Maldives | 35 | 2022 | 147 | 35 |
| 147 | Republic of the Congo | 35 | 2022 | 147 | 35 |
| 147 | Mozambique | 35 | 2022 | 147 | 35 |
| 147 | Ecuador | 35 | 2022 | 147 | 35 |
| 147 | Micronesia | 35 | 2022 | 147 | 35 |
| 147 | Laos | 35 | 2022 | 147 | 35 |
| 154 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | 30 | 2022 | 155 | 30 |
| 154 ↑ | Cameroon | 30 | 2022 | 155 | 30 |
| 154 ↑ | Russia | 30 | 2022 | 155 | 30 |
| 154 ↑ | Burma (Myanmar) | 30 | 2022 | 155 | 30 |
| 154 ↓ | Ethiopia | 30 | 2022 | 147 | 35 |
| 154 ↑ | Angola | 30 | 2022 | 155 | 30 |
| 154 ↓ | Haiti | 30 | 2022 | 132 | 45 |
| 154 ↑ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 30 | 2022 | 155 | 30 |
| 154 ↑ | Belarus | 30 | 2022 | 155 | 30 |
| 154 ↑ | Algeria | 30 | 2022 | 155 | 30 |
| 164 ↓ | Kiribati | 25 | 2022 | 163 | 25 |
| 164 ↓ | Papua New Guinea | 25 | 2022 | 163 | 25 |
| 164 ↓ | Zimbabwe | 25 | 2022 | 163 | 25 |
| 164 ↓ | Tajikistan | 25 | 2022 | 163 | 25 |
| 168 ↓ | China | 20 | 2022 | 167 | 20 |
| 168 ↓ | Bhutan | 20 | 2022 | 167 | 20 |
| 170 ↑ | Solomon Islands | 15 | 2022 | 171 | 15 |
| 170 ↑ | Bolivia | 15 | 2022 | 171 | 15 |
| 172 ↑ | Nepal | 10 | 2022 | 173 | 10 |
| 172 ↑ | North Korea | 10 | 2009 | 173 | 10 |
| 172 ↑ | Iraq | 10 | 2002 | 173 | 10 |
| 172 ↑ | Cuba | 10 | 2022 | 173 | 10 |
| 172 ↑ | Afghanistan | 10 | 2021 | 173 | 10 |
| 172 ↑ | Eritrea | 10 | 2009 | 183 | |
| 172 ↓ | Syria | 10 | 2013 | 167 | 20 |
| 172 ↑ | Turkmenistan | 10 | 2022 | 173 | 10 |
| 180 ↓ | Venezuela | 5 | 2014 | 179 | 5 |
| 180 ↓ | Libya | 5 | 2021 | 179 | 5 |
| 180 ↓ | Iran | 5 | 2022 | 179 | 5 |
| 180 ↓ | Sudan | 5 | 2022 | 179 | 5 |
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.
