The U.S. ranks 10th in economic freedom

According to the Heritage Foundation’s 2013 Index of Economic Freedom, the United States has an economic freedom score of 76.0, which makes the United States rank tenth out of one hundred seventy-seven ranked countries. Hong Kong ranks first, with an economic freedom score of 89.3.

In 2012, the United States also ranked tenth, with a score of 76.3.

 

The U.S. ranks 10th in economic freedom

According to the Heritage Foundation’s 2012 Index of Economic Freedom, the United States has an economic freedom score of 76.3, which makes the United States rank tenth out of one hundred seventy-nine ranked countries. Hong Kong ranks first, with an economic freedom score of 89.9.

In 2011, the United States ranked ninth, with a score of 77.8.

The U.S. ranks 38th in trade freedom

According to the Heritage Foundation’s 2011 Index of Economic Freedom, the United States has a “trade freedom” score of 86.4, which makes the United States tied for thirty-eighth in Namibia in that category. Several economies–Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore, and Switzerland–tied for first, with a score of 90.0.

The U.S. ranks 9th in economic freedom

According to the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom, 2011, the United States has an economic freedom score of 77.8, which makes the United States rank ninth out of one hundred seventy-nine ranked economies. Hong Kong ranks first, with an economic freedom score of 89.7.

The U.S. ranks 13th in business freedom

According to the 2010 edition of the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom, the United States has a “business freedom” score of 91.3, which makes the United States rank thirteenth out of 179 ranked countries. New Zealand ranks first, with a score of 99.9.

The U.S. ranks 18th in freedom from corruption

According to the Heritage Foundation’s 2010 Index of Economic Freedom, the United States has a “freedom from corruption” score of 73, which makes the United States tied for eighteenth in that category with Belgium and Japan. Denmark, New Zealand, and Sweden are tied for first, with a score of 93.

The U.S. ranks 8th in economic freedom

According to the Heritage Foundation’s 2010 Index of Economic Freedom, the United States has an economic freedom score of 78.0, which makes the United States rank eighth in that category out of 179 economies. Hong Kong ranks first, with an economic freedom score of 89.7.

As reported here, in 2009 the United States had an economic freedom score of 80.7, which ranked it sixth that year.

The U.S. ranks 120th in government size score

According to the Heritage Foundation’s 2009 Index of Economic Freedom, the United States had a government size score of 59.6, which made it rank one hundred and twentieth in that category. Myanmar ranked first, with a score of 98.5. For the Heritage Foundation, “government size” refers to government spending as a percent of GDP. The higher the score, the lower the government spending.

The U.S. ranks 6th in economic freedom

According to the Heritage Foundation’s 2009 Index of Economic Freedom, the United States ranks sixth in terms of economic freedom. The United States dropped one spot from 2008. New Zealand, which was ranked seventh in 2008, is now ranked fifth. Hong Kong ranks first, as it did in 2008.