Moldova moved up 2 positions in the world ranking of economic freedom and ranks 85th.
According to the annual study "Index of Economic Freedom 2021, which was published by the American research center The Heritage Foundation and The Wall Street Journal, the index of economic freedom in our country was 62.5 points out of 100 possible, which is 0.5 points more compared to the previous year. According to the Index of Economic Freedom, Moldova ranks 41st among 45 European countries, and its overall score is below the regional average, but above the world average. Moldova is in the group of moderately free countries. In the same category, Romania (43rd place), Russia (92nd place), Belarus (95th). Neighboring Ukraine ranks 127th and is included in the group of mostly non-free countries. Moldova has the following indicators in 12 categories: freedom of ownership - 60.6 points, state integrity - 38.7 points, efficiency of the judicial system - 29.9 points, tax burden - 94 points, government spending - 71 points, tax recovery - 96.5 points, freedom of entrepreneurship - 66.2 points, freedom of labor - 39.2 points, monetary freedom - 71.5 points, freedom of trade - 76.8 points, freedom of investment - 55 points, financial freedom - 50 points. In the current rating, 5 indicators of Moldova have improved, 5 have worsened, and 2 have remained unchanged. The leaders in the ranking of economic freedom in 2021 are Singapore, New Zealand, Australia, Switzerland, Ireland, in which the index of economic freedom varies from 81.4 to 89.7 points. The ranking is closed by Venezuela - 24.7 points and North Korea - 5.2 points, which are included in the group of not free countries.// 10.03.2021 — InfoMarket.
