Liberia’s economic freedom score is 52.4, making its economy the 138th freest in the 2014 Index. Its score is 3.1 points better than last year, with notable improvements in investment freedom, fiscal freedom, business freedom, and trade freedom. Liberia is ranked 30th out of 46 countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa region, and its overall rating remains significantly below the world and regional averages. Liberia’s economic freedom was first assessed in the 2009 Index. Since then, its overall score has advanced by 4.3 points, with improvements in seven of the 10 economic freedoms and scores for business freedom, trade freedom, investment freedom, and freedom from corruption rising by 10 points or more. Liberia has achieved its highest economic freedom score ever in the 2014 Index, moving out of the ranks of the economically “repressed.”
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 12:00:58 +0000
Trending Topics
Recently Viewed Topics
© 2015