According to the 2014 Index of Economic Freedom recently published by the Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation, Mauritius is ranked Number 1 in Africa and 8th worldwide (out of 178 countries) in terms of economic freedom with an overall score of 76,5 points. Launched in 1995, the Index of Economic Freedom evaluate countries according to the following criteria :
• Business Freedom
• Trade Freedom
• Monetary Freedom
• Government Size/Spending
• Fiscal Freedom
• Property Rights
• Investment Freedom
• Financial Freedom
• Freedom from Corruption
• Labor Freedom
Written By
Dany Gowsee
