| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ↑ | Kuwait | 100 | 2022 | 5 | 98 |
| 1 ↑ | Bahrain | 100 | 2021 | 3 | 99 |
| 3 ↓ | Qatar | 98 | 2021 | 1 | 100 |
| 4 ↑ | Iraq | 96 | 2014 | 15 | 10 |
| 5 ↓ | United Arab Emirates | 93 | 2022 | 1 | 100 |
| 6 ↑ | Yemen | 92 | 2015 | 7 | 92 |
| 7 ↑ | Afghanistan | 91 | 2021 | 8 | 91 |
| 8 | Lebanon | 89 | 2021 | 8 | 91 |
| 9 ↑ | Syria | 86 | 2013 | 11 | 84 |
| 10 ↑ | Turkey | 59 | 2022 | 13 | 73 |
| 11 ↑ | Iran | 55 | 2022 | 12 | 81 |
| 12 ↑ | Israel | 23 | 2022 | 14 | 60 |
| 13 ↓ | Saudi Arabia | 18 | 2022 | 3 | 99 |
| 14 ↓ | Jordan | 16 | 2022 | 10 | 85 |
| 15 ↓ | Oman | 7 | 2022 | 5 | 98 |
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.
