Fraser Institute

The following information is taken from Economic Freedom of the World: 2004 Annual Report by James Gwartney and Robert Lawson and co-published by The Fraser Institute and the sixty-one other research institutes of the Economic Freedom Network.

The Economic Freedom of the World project employs a variety of data to rate the degree of economic freedom in a country. The ratings are based on a zero to ten scale, with ten being most free and zero the least. The chart and table below indicate the overall economic freedom rating and ranking in the world. Additional information can be found by consulting Economic Freedom of the World: 2004 Annual Report.


New Zealand
 
Level of Economic Freedom (out of 10):


6.4

5.6

6.2

6.1

7.1

8.6

8.4

8.2

8.2
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Economic Freedom Ranking:
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23 of 5434 of 7221 of 10528 of 11115 of 1133 of 1234 of 1235 of 1233 of 123



For more information on economic freedom in New Zealand, contact:

New Zealand Business Roundtable
The Terrace
P.O. Box 10-147
Wellington, New Zealand
Phone: 644 499 0790
Fax: 644 471 1304
Email: nlarocque@nzbr.org.nz
Website: www.nzbr.org.nz

 

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