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&lthough itsIndexscore declined, the United Statesmo!ed u) one slot to be ran(ed o

11 globally $t remains the second#)lace economy in the orth &merica region -behind Canada,

which is again o 6 globally, des)ite another 11#)oint dro) in its score/ 8ith scores in labor

freedom, business freedom and fiscal freedom suffering notable dro)s, the United States

di))ed 0' )oint to ".+, matching its lowest score in $nde% history

&lthough Aon& Bon&and Sin&aoreeach logged declines in their $nde% scores, both

finished first and second in the ran(ings for the 22nd consecuti!e year, with the latter erasing the

gains that led it to almost to))le Aon& Bon&in the 201.Index e# ealands $nde% score

di))ed slightly, but it held onto its global and regional third#)lace slot, beating S#it,erland-+th/

and 'stralia-.th/

C%iles score declined, but it too( se!enth )lace, while Irelandboosted itsIndexscore

enough to mo!e u) from ninth to eighth 1stoniatoo( the o * slot The score for 8aritis

declined 1" )oints, causing it to tumble from the 10ths)ot globally to the 1.th, while the United

Bin&domim)ro!ed 06 )oint and is now ran(ed 10thglobally

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Eased on an a!erage score, each of 1"' countries graded in the 201.Indexis classified as

free -ie, combined scores of '0 or higher/D mostly free -"0#"**/D moderately free -60#

6**/D mostly unfree -.0#.**/D or re)ressed -under .0/

The worlds most#im)ro!ed economy is Se*c%elles, which saw its score rise +" )oints,

than(s to a notable turnaround in restoring fiscal sustainability and the remote island nations

ascension to the 8orld Trade rgani7ation 8ala#isIndexscore declined the most worldwide

-;0 )oints/ due largely to a large budget deficit and rising debt#ser!ice costs The resulting .1'

o!erall score is barely enough to (ee) the &frican nation out of the re)ressed category

TheIndexalso studies economic freedom on a regional basis $n the 2016Index,

economic freedom le!els rose in three regions -&sia#acific, Giddle#3astorth &frica, :ub#

:aharan &frica/ and declined in three 3uro)e, orth &merica, :outh and =entral &merica#

=aribbean

&sia#acific countries dominate both the to) and the bottom of the 201.Indexran(ings

Aon& Bon&,Sin&aore, e# ealandand 'straliatoo( four of the to) fi!e slots worldwide

ort% Borea remains least economically free in the world, and U,3eDistan, Biri3ati, ?imor-

este, Solomon Islands, and ?rDmenistanall ran( 160thor lower Aon& Bon&maintained its

status as the worlds freest economy, des)ite a 10#)oint dro) in its score, but only because

)erennial o 2 Sin&aores score dro))ed 16 )oints

3uro)e continues to boast a large number of economically free countries half of the

worlds 20 freest are in 3uro)e, and the !ast ma5ority are considered at least moderately free

The region has fi!e mostly unfree economies -;osniaGAer,e&oEina, 8oldoEa, Croatia!

9reeceand Rssia/ and two re)ressed ones -UDraineand ;elars/ &ccording to theIndex

editors, 3uro)e struggles with a !ariety of )olicy barriers to dynamic economic e%)ansion,

such as costly labor regulations, rising ta% burdens, and high le!els of corru)tion

Three Ealtic economies -1stonia, it%aniaand atEia/ continue to ad!ance in the

Index 3ach has mo!ed u) in the global ran(ings e!ery year since 2012 Croatiaand Rssia

registered the biggest regional declines, with the latter facing blea( )ros)ects for long#term

economic growth, the editors say

orth &merica has two mostly free economies -Canadaand the United States/ and

one moderately free -8eico/ &ll charted declines in the 2016 $nde%, yet the region is the

worlds freest The orth &merican Free Trade &greement -&FT&/ remains the lynch)in of

massi!e trade and in!estment flows in the region

:outh and =entral &merica=aribbean did not fare as well in the 2016Index f its 2*

countries, 12 recorded gains in economic freedom, 16 declined, and one stayed the same Ies)ite

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a dro) in its score, C%ileeasily retained the to) s)ot, while ;a%amastoo( second )lace with a

regional#best 22#)oint rise in its score Eut Colom3ia, a year after logging its highestIndex

score e!er, declined by 0* )oint 9atemalas score im)ro!ed by 1+ )ointsD icara&aby 1

)oint 'r&entinaand @ene,elacontinued to dro) in the ran(ings, edging closer to the regions

least free economy, C3a

Gost of the 1+ countries graded in the Giddle 3astorth &frica region are in the

moderately free or mostly unfree categories, with one re)ressed -Iran/ and four mostly

free -;a%rain, United 'ra31mirates, Hatar, and Israel ;a%rainremained the regions to)

)erformer in theIndex-and o 1' globally/ &mong the &rab :)ring countries, ?nisiaand

1&*tha!e shown some encouraging results, but $nde% editors had to sus)end grading for

i3*a, S*riaand >emendue to worsening ci!il unrest and incursions by $slamic :tate

:ub#:aharan &fricas o!erall le!el of economic freedom remains low, e!en though it

charted wides)read gains in economic freedom o!er the last year $t boasts no free economies,

and only two mostly free economies -8aritisand ;ots#ana/ & ma5ority of its +6 nations

are ran(ed either mostly unfree or re)ressed $n fact, eight of the worlds 2+ re)ressed

economies are in :ub#:aharan &frica et it continues to be one of the fastest growing regions,

with many of its economies showing im)ro!ements in economic freedom o!er the last year

The 2016Indexwas edited by &mbassador Terry Giller, director of Heritages =enter for

Trade and 3conomics and =enter for Iata &nalysisD and &nthony E 9im, research manager and

senior )olicy analyst in the =enter for Trade and 3conomics =o)ies of theIndex-+'+ )ages,

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te%t, including charts and gra)hs, also is a!ailable online

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