Monetary freedom - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Monetary freedom index (0-100), 2026:

The average for 2026 based on 18 countries was 67.98 points. The highest value was in Bahrain: 88.8 points and the lowest value was in Lebanon: 0 points. The indicator is available from 1995 to 2026. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: points; Source: The Heritage Foundation
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Countries Monetary freedom, 2026 Global rank Available data
Bahrain 88.8 1 1995 - 2026
Jordan 81.2 2 1995 - 2026
Saudi Arabia 81.2 3 1996 - 2026
UA Emirates 81.2 4 1996 - 2026
Syria 80 5 1996 - 2026
Morocco 79.6 6 1995 - 2026
Oman 79.2 7 1995 - 2026
Qatar 76 8 1999 - 2026
Libya 75.2 9 1996 - 2026
Algeria 74.7 10 1995 - 2026
Tunisia 72.4 11 1995 - 2026
Djibouti 70.6 12 1997 - 2026
Kuwait 68.7 13 1996 - 2026
Iraq 68.6 14 1996 - 2026
Egypt 56 15 1995 - 2026
Yemen 48.1 16 1995 - 2026
Iran 42.2 17 1996 - 2026
Lebanon 0 18 1996 - 2026


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Definition: The score for the Monetary freedom index is based on two factors: the weighted average inflation rate for the most recent three years and price controls. Higher index values denote price stability without microeconomic intervention.

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1. Bahrain
2. Jordan
3. Saudi Arabia
4. UA Emirates
5. Syria
6. Morocco
7. Oman
8. Qatar
9. Libya
10. Algeria
11. Tunisia
12. Djibouti
13. Kuwait
14. Iraq
15. Egypt
16. Yemen
17. Iran
18. Lebanon
88.80
81.20
81.20
81.20
80.00
79.60
79.20
76.00
75.20
74.70
72.40
70.60
68.70
68.60
56.00
48.10
42.20
0.00
0
22.2
44.4
66.6
88.8


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