Archive · 29 Sep 2025
Economic Freedom Index 2025: Global Economy Status
The 2025 Index of Economic Freedom measures how economically free different countries are.
It found that the world's economy is "mostly unfree," even though the overall score went up a little bit.
Only three countries were considered truly "economically free."
The index looks at things like how easy it is to do business and how much the government controls the economy.
The report analyzes 176 countries, providing insight into their economic openness.
The 2025 Index of Economic Freedom assesses global economic freedom.
The global average economic freedom score increased by 1.1 points.
The global economy is categorized as “mostly unfree.”
Three countries are designated as “economically free.”
The index ranked 176 countries.
- Who
- The Index of Economic Freedom evaluates countries.
- What
- Economic freedom levels were assessed globally.
- When
- In 2025.
- Where
- Globally, across 176 countries.
- Why
- To measure and rank economic freedom.
- Index Name
- 2025 Index of Economic Freedom
- Global Average Score
- 59.7
- Change in Score
- +1.1 points
- Economic Freedom Status
- Mostly Unfree
- Countries Ranked
- 176
- Economically Free Countries
- 3