Trade Freedom Index

Global Ranking

(0-100)Source: IMF

Current Rank	Country	Value	Latest Reading	Previous Rank	Previous Value

1	Singapore	95	2022	1	95
1	Hong Kong	95	2020	1	95
3	New Zealand	90	2022	3	90
3	Macao	90	2020	3	90
3	Australia	90	2022	3	90
3	Liechtenstein	90	2018	3	90
7 ↑	Mauritius	87	2022	8	88
7 ↑	Switzerland	87	2022	10	86
7 ↑	Georgia	87	2022	10	86
10 ↑	Macedonia	86	2020	49	82
10	Taiwan	86	2022	10	86
12 ↑	Brunei	85	2022	15	85
12 ↑	Norway	85	2022	16	84
14 ↑	United Kingdom	84	2022	16	84
14 ↑	Spain	84	2022	16	84
16 ↑	Seychelles	83	2020	52	81
16 ↓	Canada	83	2022	7	89
16	Bahrain	83	2022	16	84
16 ↑	Albania	83	2022	46	83
20 ↑	Malaysia	82	2022	49	82
21 ↑	Qatar	81	2022	52	81
21 ↓	Peru	81	2022	10	86
21 ↓	Iceland	81	2022	9	87
24 ↑	Papua New Guinea	80	2022	55	80
24 ↑	Libya	80	2018	55	80
24 ↑	Kiribati	80	2022	182	24
27 ↓	Latvia	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Romania	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Malta	79	2022	10	86
27 ↓	Greece	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Austria	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Sweden	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Belgium	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Slovenia	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Slovakia	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Bulgaria	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Portugal	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Poland	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Netherlands	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Luxembourg	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Lithuania	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Cyprus	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Czech Republic	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Germany	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Denmark	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Italy	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Israel	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Estonia	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Ireland	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Finland	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Hungary	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	France	79	2022	16	84
27 ↓	Croatia	79	2022	16	84
27 ↑	Montenegro	79	2022	61	79
27 ↑	Indonesia	79	2022	61	79
27 ↑	Ukraine	79	2022	61	79
27 ↑	Vietnam	79	2022	61	79
58 ↓	United Arab Emirates	78	2022	52	81
58 ↓	Chile	78	2022	46	83
60 ↑	Moldova	77	2022	68	77
60 ↑	Botswana	77	2022	68	77
60 ↑	Paraguay	77	2022	72	76
60 ↓	Mexico	77	2022	49	82
60 ↑	Panama	77	2022	68	77
60 ↑	Serbia	77	2022	67	78
66 ↑	Colombia	76	2022	68	77
66 ↑	Turkey	76	2022	72	76
66 ↑	Uzbekistan	76	2022	165	55
66 ↑	Kuwait	76	2022	72	76
66 ↑	Belarus	76	2022	72	76
71 ↑	Micronesia	75	2022	78	75
71 ↓	United States	75	2022	55	80
71 ↑	Saudi Arabia	75	2022	72	76
71 ↑	Guatemala	75	2022	72	76
71 ↑	Costa Rica	75	2022	78	75
71 ↓	Kazakhstan	75	2021	55	80
71 ↓	Japan	75	2022	55	80
78 ↑	Lebanon	74	2022	81	74
78	Mongolia	74	2022	78	75
78 ↑	Ivory Coast	74	2022	81	74
78 ↑	Armenia	74	2022	81	74
78 ↑	Philippines	74	2022	81	74
78 ↑	Turkmenistan	74	2022	81	74
84 ↑	Kyrgyzstan	73	2022	88	73
84 ↑	China	73	2022	92	71
84 ↓	Oman	73	2022	81	74
84 ↑	Tonga	73	2022	88	73
84 ↓	South Korea	73	2022	61	79
89 ↓	Thailand	72	2022	55	80
89 ↓	South Africa	72	2022	88	73
89 ↑	Honduras	72	2022	91	72
89 ↑	Jordan	72	2022	92	71
89 ↑	Swaziland	72	2022	92	71
94 ↓	Mozambique	71	2022	92	71
94 ↑	India	71	2022	104	69
94 ↓	Namibia	71	2022	46	83
97 ↑	Angola	70	2022	99	70
97 ↑	Tajikistan	70	2022	99	70
97 ↓	Uruguay	70	2022	92	71
100 ↑	Nigeria	69	2022	110	68
100 ↓	Russia	69	2022	81	74
100 ↓	El Salvador	69	2022	92	71
100 ↓	Morocco	69	2022	92	71
100 ↓	Burma (Myanmar)	69	2022	99	70
100 ↑	Eritrea	69	2022	104	69
100 ↑	Trinidad and Tobago	69	2022	104	69
100 ↑	Dominican Republic	69	2022	104	69
100 ↑	Bosnia and Herzegovina	69	2022	104	69
100 ↑	Jamaica	69	2022	104	69
100 ↑	Guyana	69	2022	118	67
100 ↑	Afghanistan	69	2021	124	66
100 ↑	Solomon Islands	69	2021	176	48
113 ↓	Zambia	68	2022	110	68
113 ↓	Nicaragua	68	2022	110	68
113 ↑	Democratic Republic of the Congo	68	2022	127	65
116 ↓	Laos	67	2022	110	68
116 ↓	Azerbaijan	67	2022	110	68
116 ↓	Yemen	67	2021	99	70
116 ↓	Malawi	67	2022	110	68
120 ↓	Cape Verde	66	2022	110	68
120 ↑	Senegal	66	2022	124	66
120 ↑	Pakistan	66	2022	127	65
120 ↑	Samoa	66	2021	127	65
120 ↑	Togo	66	2022	127	65
120 ↓	Tunisia	66	2022	118	67
120 ↑	Comoros	66	2021	157	59
120 ↑	Guinea	66	2022	124	66
128 ↓	Cambodia	65	2022	118	67
128 ↓	Madagascar	65	2022	127	65
128 ↑	Sao Tome and Principe	65	2021	135	64
128 ↓	Haiti	65	2022	127	65
132 ↓	Gambia	64	2022	118	67
132 ↓	Sierra Leone	64	2022	127	65
132 ↑	Cuba	64	2022	135	64
132 ↑	Bangladesh	64	2022	135	64
132 ↑	Mali	64	2022	135	64
137 ↑	Niger	63	2022	147	61
137 ↑	Ghana	63	2022	142	62
139 ↑	Lesotho	62	2022	142	62
139 ↑	Vanuatu	62	2022	142	62
141 ↑	Ecuador	61	2022	153	60
141	Argentina	61	2022	141	63
141 ↑	Bolivia	61	2022	142	62
141 ↓	Mauritania	61	2022	135	64
141 ↑	Burkina Faso	61	2022	147	61
141 ↑	Ethiopia	61	2022	147	61
141 ↑	Liberia	61	2021	147	61
141 ↑	Benin	61	2022	153	60
141 ↑	Suriname	61	2022	153	60
150 ↓	Tanzania	60	2022	135	64
150 ↓	Brazil	60	2022	127	65
150 ↓	Egypt	60	2022	118	67
150 ↑	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	60	2022	158	58
150 ↑	Maldives	60	2022	153	60
155 ↑	Iran	59	2022	165	55
156 ↑	Nepal	58	2022	158	58
156 ↓	Rwanda	58	2022	147	61
156 ↑	Barbados	58	2022	158	58
156 ↓	Uganda	58	2022	118	67
160 ↑	Gabon	57	2022	161	57
160 ↑	Algeria	57	2022	161	57
160 ↓	Saint Lucia	57	2022	147	61
163 ↓	Kenya	56	2022	142	62
163	Republic of the Congo	56	2022	163	56
163	Guinea-Bissau	56	2022	163	56
163 ↑	Belize	56	2022	165	55
163 ↓	Zimbabwe	56	2021	99	70
163 ↓	Dominica	56	2021	110	68
169 ↓	Cameroon	55	2022	165	55
169 ↓	Venezuela	55	2022	165	55
169 ↓	Fiji	55	2022	165	55
172 ↓	Chad	52	2022	171	52
173	Burundi	51	2022	173	50
174	Equatorial Guinea	49	2021	174	49
174	Bahamas	49	2022	174	49
176 ↑	Sudan	48	2022	178	45
177 ↓	Syria	47	2021	171	52
177	Sri Lanka	47	2022	177	47
179 ↓	Central African Republic	46	2022	178	45
180	Djibouti	43	2022	180	43
181 ↓	Bhutan	41	2022	61	79
182 ↓	Iraq	40	2002	181	40

Definition of Trade Freedom Index

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).