The Fraser Institute produces the annual Economic Freedom of the World report in cooperation with the Economic Freedom Network, a group of independent research and educational institutes in nearly 100 countries and territories.  

It’s the world’s premier measurement of economic freedom, measuring and ranking countries in five areas:  

• size of the government,  
• legal structure and security of property rights,  
• access to sound money,  

• freedom to trade internationally and regulation of credit,  
• labour and business. 

Source: The Hindu