Getting your map ready
This may take a little while the first time. That is normal.
Getting things ready…
You can scroll down and read the rest of the page while you wait.
Economy
Economic Openness Index map
Economic Openness captures how freely capital, investment, and goods move in and out of a jurisdiction, normalised to a 1 to 10 score per country. It blends trade openness, openness to foreign direct investment, capital mobility and the absence of exchange controls, and market freedom, with a malus for recent protectionist action. The index is tilted toward the mobility of capital, the variable a globally mobile client actually decides on. This map colors every country with the same absolute colour bands as country profiles and ranking pages.
Click a jurisdiction for details. Scroll to zoom.
Getting your map ready
This may take a little while the first time. That is normal.
Getting things ready…
You can scroll down and read the rest of the page while you wait.
What the data shows
Singapore leads the Economic openness map at 8.9 / 10, ahead of Hong Kong (8.9 / 10) and Liechtenstein (8.9 / 10).
Across 232 ranked jurisdictions, 40 score 8 or higher and 89 fall below 6.
Venezuela sits at the bottom of the published range at 2.6 / 10.
How to read this map
Green marks the top quintile on this composite, red marks the bottom quintile. Hover and the tables keep the absolute score out of 10. Map colors are relative to the full pool.
- Top quintileabout the top 20 % on this map (best side of the metric)
- Second quintilenext 20 %
- Middle quintilemiddle 20 %
- Fourth quintilenext 20 %
- Bottom quintileabout the bottom 20 % (weakest side of the metric)
- Unrankednot ranked
Top 10 highest scores
| Rank | Flag | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| =1 | Singapore | 8.9 / 10 | |
| =1 | Hong Kong | 8.9 / 10 | |
| =1 | Liechtenstein | 8.9 / 10 | |
| =4 | Guernsey | 8.8 / 10 | |
| =4 | Jersey | 8.8 / 10 | |
| =4 | Isle of Man | 8.8 / 10 | |
| =4 | Gibraltar | 8.8 / 10 | |
| =4 | Luxembourg | 8.8 / 10 | |
| =9 | Cayman Islands | 8.7 / 10 | |
| =9 | British Virgin Islands | 8.7 / 10 |
Bottom 10 scores
| Rank | Flag | Country | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 232 | Venezuela | 2.6 / 10 | |
| 231 | Sudan | 2.7 / 10 | |
| =229 | Afghanistan | 2.9 / 10 | |
| =229 | Syria | 2.9 / 10 | |
| 228 | Iran | 3.0 / 10 | |
| =226 | Yemen | 3.2 / 10 | |
| =226 | Zimbabwe | 3.2 / 10 | |
| 225 | Eritrea | 3.3 / 10 | |
| 224 | South Sudan | 3.4 / 10 | |
| =222 | Libya | 3.5 / 10 |
Methodology
Economic Openness feeds our composite Lucky Nomads World Index alongside the other dimensions. The four components are trade openness (20%), FDI openness (30%), capital mobility (30%), and market freedom (20%), each harmonised to 0 to 100 then normalised to 1 to 10, with a recent-protectionism malus applied after the weighted mean. The map shows the latest published Economic Openness score with consistent colour bands across the site.
Frequently asked questions
What does the Economic Openness Index measure?
Economic Openness Index measures trade openness, openness to foreign direct investment, capital mobility and the absence of exchange controls, and market freedom. It is one of the 19 objective dimensions that feed our composite Lucky Nomads World Index.
How is the Economic Openness Index score from 1 to 10 constructed?
The Economic Openness Index is scored independently for every jurisdiction from primary sources and structured analytical inference, then normalised on a 1 to 10 scale. The same engine powers the cockpit, ranking pages, and country profiles, so the Economic Openness Index you see here matches the score on each country profile.
How should I read the colors on the Economic Openness Index map?
Green countries score 8 or higher on Economic Openness Index, yellow countries land in the 6 to 7.9 range, red countries are below 6. Gray countries are not currently ranked. For the full ordered list, see our /rankings/best-countries-economic-openness page.
Where can I see the Economic Openness Index score for one specific country?
Click any green or red polygon on the map, or open the country profile under /countries/[slug] to see its Economic Openness Index score plus the other 17 dimensions.
How often is the Economic Openness Index updated?
Scores are reviewed on a rolling cadence as new data lands. The map below reflects the latest published numbers from our objective scoring engine.
Which jurisdictions currently lead the Economic openness map?
As of the latest published scores, the top of the Economic openness map is Singapore (8.9 / 10), Hong Kong (8.9 / 10), and Liechtenstein (8.9 / 10). The full ordered list with every ranked jurisdiction is in the table on this page.
Open as a ranking
Prefer an ordered list with rank, score, and country pages?
See the Economic openness ranking →Related maps
Founder, Lucky Nomads · Wealth manager
Researched from official sources, leading global indices and Lucky Nomads' own scoring.