Between 2020 and 2021, the United States Economic Freedom Index increased by .01. The EFI score in the U.S. peaked in 2004 when it was 8.24. The Economic Freedom Index is calculated by the Fraser institute, assigning a score between 1 and 10 with higher scores suggesting greater economic freedom.
Economic freedom in the United States from 2003 to 2021
The economic freedom index is calculated by the Fraser Institute yielding a score between 1 and 10, with 10 representing the highest degree of economic freedom.
For all components, each observation was transformed into a number from zero to 10 and an average calculated.
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Fraser Institute. (November 9, 2023). Economic freedom in the United States from 2003 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/685223/economic-freedom-in-the-us/
Fraser Institute. "Economic freedom in the United States from 2003 to 2021 ." Chart. November 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685223/economic-freedom-in-the-us/
Fraser Institute. (2023). Economic freedom in the United States from 2003 to 2021 . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/685223/economic-freedom-in-the-us/
Fraser Institute. "Economic Freedom in The United States from 2003 to 2021 ." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/685223/economic-freedom-in-the-us/
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Economic freedom in the United States from 2003 to 2021 [Graph], Fraser Institute, November 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/685223/economic-freedom-in-the-us/