Economic Freedom of the World

16 • Economic Freedom of the World: 2016 Annual Report
Exhibit 1.4: Chain-linked Summary Ratings from 1970 to 2014
1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
Albania 4.36 5.05 6.26 7.11 7.30 7.37 7.38 7.46 7.51 7.39 7.33 7.37 7.50
Algeria 3.82 3.60 3.43 4.06 4.69 5.25 5.31 5.02 4.83 4.87 4.77 4.56 4.61 4.66 4.62
Argentina 4.36 2.76 3.96 3.30 4.42 7.04 7.41 5.97 6.09 6.20 5.99 5.95 5.72 5.65 5.13 4.99 4.79
Australia 6.95 6.06 6.85 7.16 7.56 7.97 8.22 8.23 8.27 8.31 8.21 8.10 8.10 8.09 8.03 7.99 8.09
Austria 6.08 5.93 6.34 6.35 6.99 7.18 7.96 7.84 7.81 7.77 7.66 7.62 7.53 7.56 7.53 7.50 7.55
Bahamas 6.41 6.29 6.36 6.47 6.44 6.72 6.87 6.74 6.82 6.84 6.76 6.70 6.65 6.65 6.65 6.63
Bahrain 7.42 6.92 6.88 7.22 7.69 7.35 7.61 7.78 7.69 7.56 7.69 7.70 7.52 7.50 7.55
Bangladesh 3.03 3.38 3.68 4.57 5.49 6.01 6.17 6.34 6.23 6.24 6.46 6.52 6.50 6.42 6.51 6.44
Barbados 5.66 5.79 6.25 6.30 6.29 6.41 6.64 6.42 6.55 6.42 6.56 6.64 6.62 6.70 6.44 6.46
Belgium 7.49 6.85 7.11 7.08 7.40 7.36 7.89 7.54 7.51 7.50 7.42 7.43 7.47 7.44 7.41 7.39 7.64
Belize 5.70 5.43 6.11 6.87 6.52 6.83 6.74 6.81 6.78 6.54 6.45 6.45 6.48 6.29 6.19
Benin 5.14 4.89 5.16 4.83 5.39 5.67 5.98 5.86 5.70 5.83 5.81 5.76 5.55 5.87 5.94
Bolivia 4.01 3.44 5.43 6.61 6.98 6.36 6.40 6.16 6.11 6.33 6.39 6.36 6.45 6.49 6.31
Botswana 5.25 5.57 5.92 6.40 7.36 7.29 7.19 7.34 7.06 6.99 7.22 7.43 7.47 7.39 7.47
Brazil 5.11 4.07 3.84 3.28 4.50 4.73 6.00 6.30 6.28 6.20 6.32 6.36 6.56 6.60 6.57 6.37 6.29
Bulgaria 5.02 3.90 4.62 5.41 6.85 7.00 7.01 7.08 7.23 7.22 7.28 7.28 7.25 7.29
Burundi 3.88 3.99 4.42 4.63 3.94 4.73 4.87 5.35 5.26 4.84 5.25 5.02 5.24 5.26 6.07 6.07
Cameroon 5.62 5.73 5.81 5.68 5.84 6.14 6.11 5.99 5.92 6.06 6.56 6.58 6.63 6.59 6.49
Canada 7.91 7.12 7.68 7.78 8.15 8.12 8.37 8.23 8.20 8.16 8.11 8.08 8.05 7.98 8.01 8.03 8.09
Central African Rep. 4.38 4.83 4.42 5.23 5.28 5.49 5.77 5.71 5.78 5.72 5.84 5.82 5.70 5.50
Chad 4.93 4.93 4.90 5.43 5.43 5.50 5.21 5.06 5.36 5.77 5.60 5.36 5.67 5.66
Chile 3.96 3.62 5.39 5.84 6.79 7.54 7.42 7.92 7.93 8.04 7.97 7.96 7.94 7.97 7.86 7.89 7.86
China 3.74 4.74 4.43 5.17 5.78 5.87 5.96 6.08 6.06 6.11 6.07 6.13 6.20 6.26 6.26
Colombia 5.28 4.84 4.74 5.22 5.07 5.59 5.52 5.76 5.93 6.16 6.11 6.32 6.33 6.40 6.39 6.42 6.24
Congo, Dem. Rep. 4.31 3.71 2.76 3.84 3.22 3.51 3.97 4.88 5.40 5.48 5.44 5.51 5.61 5.58 5.54 5.79 5.64
Congo, Repubic of 4.50 4.31 4.97 5.02 4.35 4.74 4.83 4.73 4.92 5.18 4.95 4.75 4.71 4.94 4.98
Costa Rica 5.92 5.07 5.03 6.64 6.97 7.52 7.66 7.85 7.67 7.45 7.51 7.41 7.71 7.67 7.63 7.66
Côte d’Ivoire 5.39 6.08 5.57 5.20 5.91 6.05 5.70 5.64 5.66 5.88 5.85 5.90 5.86 5.77 6.05
Croatia 5.05 6.35 6.77 6.84 6.91 7.03 7.08 6.97 7.21 7.24 7.19 7.30
Cyprus 5.80 5.53 5.53 6.04 6.41 6.66 7.66 7.60 7.74 7.70 7.73 7.65 7.59 7.39 6.96 7.22
Czech Republic 6.16 6.90 7.15 7.19 7.35 7.38 7.34 7.35 7.39 7.54 7.51 7.69
Denmark 6.83 6.23 6.38 6.52 7.25 7.73 8.07 7.94 7.95 7.96 7.87 7.65 7.75 7.69 7.55 7.64 7.72
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