12  Chapter 1: Economic Freedom of the World, 2009
Exhibit 1.4 (continued): Area Economic Freedom Ratings (Ranks), 2009
1 Size of Government
2 Legal System & Property Rights
Rating (Rank)
Rating (Rank)
Kyrgyz Republic
7.1 (37)
Latvia
AREAS 3 Sound Money
COMPONENTS OF AREA 5 5A 5B 5C Credit Market Labor Market Business Regulation Regulations Regulations
4 Freedom to Trade Internationally
5 Regulation
Rating (Rank)
Rating (Rank)
Rating (Rank)
Rating (Rank)
Rating (Rank)
Rating (Rank)
4.7 (95)
8.2 (74)
6.7 (68)
7.4 (41)
9.0 (37)
6.4 (71)
6.7 (28)
4.8 (120)
6.4 (43)
8.9 (53)
7.1 (44)
7.4 (38)
8.9 (45)
7.2 (54)
6.1 (61)
Lesotho
4.4 (129)
4.6 (99)
7.7 (92)
6.4 (81)
7.4 (39)
9.8 (9)
7.1 (55)
5.3 (104)
Lithuania
6.7 (54)
6.5 (41)
9.2 (45)
6.9 (53)
7.7 (21)
9.5 (20)
7.1 (56)
6.5 (35)
Luxembourg
4.4 (131)
8.3 (10)
9.6 (17)
8.0 (7)
7.3 (48)
9.4 (21)
5.5 (102)
7.0 (15)
Macedonia
6.9 (46)
5.0 (90)
8.0 (82)
6.7 (70)
7.9 (17)
9.1 (35)
7.9 (24)
6.6 (31)
Madagascar
8.8 (4)
3.2 (132)
7.5 (93)
6.3 (89)
5.6 (126)
5.6 (134)
5.2 (113)
5.9 (79)
Malawi
5.7 (92)
5.6 (73)
7.0 (106)
5.7 (117)
6.9 (68)
7.8 (94)
7.0 (59)
5.8 (82)
Malaysia
5.5 (101)
6.5 (38)
6.5 (124)
7.2 (29)
7.6 (26)
9.0 (40)
7.8 (31)
6.1 (59)
Mali
6.4 (70)
4.4 (111)
6.8 (111)
5.9 (108)
6.5 (100)
8.0 (88)
5.5 (101)
5.9 (75)
Malta
5.8 (90)
7.5 (20)
9.5 (28)
7.0 (50)
6.9 (67)
8.5 (65)
7.7 (33)
4.5 (128)
Mauritania
6.5 (66)
4.5 (103)
5.6 (136)
6.4 (86)
7.2 (52)
9.2 (34)
7.1 (57)
5.4 (100)
Mauritius
7.8 (18)
6.3 (46)
9.2 (44)
7.2 (34)
7.9 (15)
9.5 (14)
7.5 (42)
6.7 (29)
Mexico
6.8 (48)
5.1 (89)
8.0 (81)
6.9 (54)
7.0 (62)
9.9 (6)
5.5 (104)
5.6 (93)
Moldova
5.6 (97)
5.6 (70)
7.7 (89)
6.3 (88)
6.1 (110)
7.7 (97)
5.4 (106)
5.3 (103)
Mongolia
7.6 (24)
5.7 (68)
8.0 (80)
7.5 (19)
7.6 (29)
9.0 (41)
7.2 (49)
6.5 (39)
Montenegro
6.0 (86)
6.1 (52)
9.5 (25)
6.8 (62)
8.0 (12)
9.8 (7)
8.3 (19)
5.9 (71)
Morocco
6.3 (72)
5.9 (56)
7.0 (104)
6.0 (106)
5.6 (125)
6.8 (119)
4.1 (134)
5.9 (80)
Mozambique
4.7 (121)
4.1 (116)
6.5 (122)
6.3 (92)
6.0 (114)
9.0 (42)
3.1 (140)
6.0 (68)
Myanmar
6.3 (73)
3.2 (134)
5.7 (135)
1.3 (141)
4.3 (141)
3.9 (141)
Namibia
6.5 (63)
7.5 (19)
6.1 (129)
6.2 (96)
7.9 (14)
7.7 (34)
6.1 (53)
Nepal
6.1 (81)
3.9 (124)
6.1 (128)
5.4 (124)
6.0 (117)
6.9 (118)
5.9 (90)
5.2 (112)
Netherlands
3.4 (140)
8.1 (16)
9.5 (23)
8.1 (6)
7.4 (36)
9.0 (43)
6.7 (63)
6.5 (36)
New Zealand
6.1 (82)
8.8 (1)
9.7 (2)
7.7 (13)
8.7 (5)
8.5 (11)
7.6 (5)
Nicaragua
7.0 (41)
4.4 (110)
8.7 (58)
7.0 (47)
7.0 (61)
8.4 (68)
6.8 (61)
5.8 (84)
Niger
6.7 (56)
4.2 (114)
6.5 (123)
4.5 (137)
5.3 (134)
7.7 (98)
3.3 (139)
4.9 (122)
Nigeria
7.1 (38)
3.9 (122)
6.2 (127)
6.3 (93)
7.2 (54)
8.9 (44)
8.4 (17)
4.3 (131)
Norway
4.9 (116)
8.8 (2)
9.2 (42)
6.5 (78)
7.1 (59)
9.5 (14)
5.1 (117)
6.6 (30)
Oman
5.6 (99)
7.4 (23)
8.9 (54)
7.2 (37)
7.7 (20)
7.4 (105)
8.8 (7)
6.9 (18)
Pakistan
8.0 (13)
4.0 (118)
6.0 (130)
5.7 (116)
6.4 (102)
8.5 (66)
5.6 (99)
5.2 (106)
Panama
7.8 (16)
5.1 (87)
9.1 (48)
8.2 (5)
6.8 (76)
9.3 (28)
5.3 (110)
5.9 (76)
Papua New Guinea
7.2 (33)
4.7 (96)
7.0 (101)
7.7 (12)
7.9 (16)
8.2 (76)
8.6 (10)
6.8 (22)
Paraguay
7.4 (28)
3.6 (127)
8.7 (59)
7.2 (31)
5.9 (119)
7.3 (109)
4.3 (132)
6.0 (67)
Peru
7.6 (27)
5.4 (81)
9.2 (43)
7.5 (22)
6.9 (73)
7.3 (108)
7.3 (47)
5.9 (73)
Philippines
7.8 (17)
4.6 (102)
6.8 (109)
6.5 (74)
6.6 (87)
8.8 (52)
6.0 (84)
5.2 (113)
Poland
5.6 (95)
6.3 (48)
9.3 (33)
6.8 (60)
6.9 (64)
8.4 (69)
7.5 (43)
5.0 (120)
10.0 (1)
10.0 (1)