NZ 3rd for economic freedom
The 2015 Index of Economic Freedom as NZ again in 3rd place, but with a slightly higher score. The top 10 are:
- Hong Kong
- Singapore
- NZ
- Australia
- Switzerland
- Canada
- Chile
- Estonia
- Ireland
- Mauritius
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See more from the 2015 Index.
NZ does well in most areas. The bottom countries are:
- North Korea
- Cuba
- Venezuela
- Zimbabwe
- Eritrea
Our individual rankings are:
- Rule of Law 1st
- Government Size – spending 146th
- Regulatory Efficiency – between 3rd and 7th
- Trade Freedom – 42nd
- Investment Freedom 23rd
- Financial Freedom 3rd
So the biggest weakness is the large size of Government spending.