Foreword From
Dr. Christopher Lingle
Proponents of free and open commerce should applaud the appearance of the Trade Barrier Index (TBI), another outstanding initiative of the Property Rights Alliance, an affiliate of American’s for Tax Reform. This worthy project provides yet another important indicator of how government’s intervene and interfere with the market process, itself the outcome of voluntary and purposeful
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TBI's 2019's sample set covers 94% of world GDP and 91% of all traded goods and services.
Only 14% of the world's people live in the freest markets while 44% suffer behind the highest trade walls.
Hong Kong and Singapore lead in barrier free trade.
TBI's 2019's sample set covers 94% of world GDP and 91% of all traded goods and services.
Only 14% of the world's people live in the freest markets while 44% suffer behind the highest trade walls.
Hong Kong and Singapore lead in barrier free trade.
India and China are the greatest trade restrictionists deploying excessive tariffs, services restrictions, and non-tariff barriers
Low trade barriers correlate with prosperity & freedom; higher trade barriers with corruption & abuse of press
India and China are the greatest trade restrictionists deploying excessive tariffs, services restrictions, and non-tariff barriers
Low trade barriers correlate with prosperity & freedom; higher trade barriers with corruption & abuse of press
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| Name | Region | Income | Score | Global Rank |
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| New Zealand | Oceania | High Income | 2.86 | 3 | 1 | Compare | |
| Netherlands | Western Europe | High Income | 2.93 | 4 | 1 | Compare | |
| Sweden | Western Europe | High Income | 3.07 | 5 | 2 | Compare | |
| Ireland | Western Europe | High Income | 3.13 | 6 | 3 | Compare | |
| Poland | Western Europe | High Income | 3.15 | 7 | 4 | Compare | |
| United Kingdom | Western Europe | High Income | 3.17 | 8 | 5 | Compare | |
| Luxembourg | Western Europe | High Income | 3.21 | 9 | 6 | Compare | |
| Canada | North America | High Income | 3.21 | 10 | 1 | Compare | |
| Belgium | Western Europe | High Income | 3.22 | 11 | 7 | Compare | |
| Germany | Western Europe | High Income | 3.23 | 12 | 8 | Compare | |
| Singapore | Asia | High Income | 2.7 | 1 | 1 | Compare | |
| Hong Kong | Asia | High Income | 2.83 | 2 | 2 | Compare | |
| Finland | Western Europe | High Income | 3.23 | 13 | 9 | Compare | |
| Czech Republic | Western Europe | High Income | 3.26 | 14 | 10 | Compare | |
| Austria | Western Europe | High Income | 3.3 | 15 | 11 | Compare | |
| Denmark | Western Europe | High Income | 3.3 | 16 | 12 | Compare | |
| Australia | Oceania | High Income | 3.32 | 17 | 2 | Compare | |
| Estonia | Western Europe | High Income | 3.32 | 18 | 13 | Compare | |
| Switzerland | Western Europe | High Income | 3.33 | 19 | 14 | Compare | |
| Israel | Middle East and North Africa | High Income | 3.35 | 20 | 1 | Compare | |
| Lithuania | Western Europe | High Income | 3.36 | 21 | 15 | Compare | |
| Portugal | Western Europe | High Income | 3.38 | 22 | 16 | Compare | |
| Slovenia | Western Europe | High Income | 3.39 | 23 | 17 | Compare | |
| Cyprus | Western Europe | High Income | 3.41 | 24 | 18 | Compare | |
| Malta | Western Europe | High Income | 3.41 | 25 | 19 | Compare | |
| France | Western Europe | High Income | 3.42 | 26 | 20 | Compare | |
| Spain | Western Europe | High Income | 3.43 | 27 | 21 | Compare | |
| Brunei Darussalam | Asia | High Income | 3.45 | 28 | 3 | Compare | |
| Romania | Western Europe | Upper Middle Income | 3.45 | 29 | 22 | Compare | |
| Slovak Republic | Western Europe | High Income | 3.46 | 30 | 23 | Compare | |
| Hungary | Western Europe | High Income | 3.48 | 31 | 24 | Compare | |
| Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper Middle Income | 3.48 | 32 | 1 | Compare | |
| Bulgaria | Western Europe | Upper Middle Income | 3.49 | 33 | 25 | Compare | |
| Greece | Western Europe | High Income | 3.5 | 34 | 26 | Compare | |
| Latvia | Western Europe | High Income | 3.53 | 35 | 27 | Compare | |
| Croatia | Western Europe | High Income | 3.55 | 36 | 28 | Compare | |
| Italy | Western Europe | High Income | 3.6 | 37 | 29 | Compare | |
| Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | High Income | 3.63 | 38 | 2 | Compare | |
| Japan | Asia | High Income | 3.66 | 39 | 4 | Compare | |
| Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower Middle Income | 3.76 | 40 | 3 | Compare | |
| Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper Middle Income | 3.77 | 41 | 4 | Compare | |
| South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | Upper Middle Income | 3.89 | 42 | 1 | Compare | |
| Jordan | Middle East and North Africa | Upper Middle Income | 3.91 | 43 | 2 | Compare | |
| Trinidad And Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | High Income | 3.91 | 44 | 5 | Compare | |
| Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper Middle Income | 3.93 | 45 | 6 | Compare | |
| Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper Middle Income | 4.03 | 46 | 7 | Compare | |
| Qatar | Middle East and North Africa | High Income | 4.07 | 47 | 3 | Compare | |
| Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | High Income | 4.07 | 48 | 8 | Compare | |
| Oman | Middle East and North Africa | High Income | 4.11 | 49 | 4 | Compare | |
| Sri Lanka | Asia | Lower Middle Income | 4.14 | 50 | 5 | Compare | |
| Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper Middle Income | 4.16 | 51 | 9 | Compare | |
| Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower Middle Income | 4.17 | 52 | 2 | Compare | |
| Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper Middle Income | 4.25 | 53 | 10 | Compare | |
| United States | North America | High Income | 4.26 | 54 | 2 | Compare | |
| Malaysia | Asia | Upper Middle Income | 4.28 | 55 | 6 | Compare | |
| Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | High Income | 4.3 | 56 | 11 | Compare | |
| Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower Middle Income | 4.31 | 57 | 3 | Compare | |
| Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper Middle Income | 4.32 | 58 | 12 | Compare | |
| Kuwait | Middle East and North Africa | High Income | 4.32 | 59 | 5 | Compare | |
| Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low Income | 4.33 | 60 | 4 | Compare | |
| Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | Lower Middle Income | 4.37 | 61 | 13 | Compare | |
| Bahrain | Middle East and North Africa | High Income | 4.37 | 62 | 6 | Compare | |
| Lebanon | Middle East and North Africa | Upper Middle Income | 4.39 | 63 | 7 | Compare | |
| Saudi Arabia | Middle East and North Africa | High Income | 4.42 | 64 | 8 | Compare | |
| Kazakhstan | Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia | Upper Middle Income | 4.44 | 65 | 1 | Compare | |
| Vietnam | Asia | Lower Middle Income | 4.53 | 67 | 7 | Compare | |
| Russian Federation | Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia | Upper Middle Income | 4.57 | 68 | 2 | Compare | |
| Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower Middle Income | 4.53 | 66 | 5 | Compare | |
| Pakistan | Middle East and North Africa | Lower Middle Income | 4.6 | 69 | 9 | Compare | |
| Côte D'ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | Lower Middle Income | 4.67 | 70 | 6 | Compare | |
| Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | High Income | 4.79 | 71 | 14 | Compare | |
| Indonesia | Asia | Lower Middle Income | 4.8 | 72 | 8 | Compare | |
| Korea, Rep. | Asia | High Income | 4.84 | 73 | 9 | Compare | |
| Tunisia | Middle East and North Africa | Lower Middle Income | 4.93 | 74 | 10 | Compare | |
| Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | Low Income | 4.93 | 75 | 7 | Compare | |
| Bangladesh | Middle East and North Africa | Lower Middle Income | 4.95 | 76 | 11 | Compare | |
| Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper Middle Income | 5.02 | 77 | 15 | Compare | |
| Philippines | Asia | Lower Middle Income | 5.08 | 78 | 10 | Compare | |
| Turkey | Central Eastern Europe and Central Asia | Upper Middle Income | 5.09 | 79 | 3 | Compare | |
| Morocco | Middle East and North Africa | Lower Middle Income | 5.16 | 80 | 12 | Compare | |
| Nepal | Asia | Low Income | 5.16 | 81 | 11 | Compare | |
| Venezuela | Latin America & Caribbean | Upper Middle Income | 5.21 | 82 | 16 | Compare | |
| Thailand | Asia | Upper Middle Income | 5.5 | 83 | 12 | Compare | |
| Algeria | Middle East and North Africa | Upper Middle Income | 5.61 | 84 | 13 | Compare | |
| China | Asia | Upper Middle Income | 5.96 | 85 | 13 | Compare | |
| India | Asia | Lower Middle Income | 6.01 | 86 | 14 | Compare |