Indian states ranked by economic freedom
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This is a list of the major States of India ranked according to economic freedom as of 2013. The list is compiled from the annual report published by the US Cato Institute, Friedrich Naumann Foundation and Indicus Analytics, a leading Indian economic research firm.[1] The study grew out of a larger project that began in the 1980s by the Fraser Institute, a Canadian think tank.[2]
According to the report,[1] as of 2013, Gujarat has the highest economic freedom in India, while the bottom three States (in reverse order) are Bihar, Assam, and Jharkhand.
| Rank | State | Economic Freedom Index 2013[1] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarat | 0.65 |
| 2 | Tamil Nadu | 0.54 |
| 3 | Andhra Pradesh | 0.50 |
| 4 | Haryana | 0.49 |
| 5 | Madhya Pradesh | 0.47 |
| 5 | Himachal Pradesh | 0.47 |
| 6 | Rajasthan | 0.46 |
| 7 | Chhattisgarh | 0.44 |
| 8 | Karnataka | 0.43 |
| 9 | Maharashtra | 0.42 |
| 9 | Kerala | 0.42 |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | 0.41 |
| 11 | Punjab | 0.40 |
| 12 | Uttarakhand | 0.39 |
| 13 | Uttar Pradesh | 0.36 |
| 13 | Odisha | 0.36 |
| 14 | West Bengal | 0.35 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 0.33 |
| 16 | Assam | 0.32 |
| 17 | Bihar | 0.31 |
Notes
References
- Economic Freedom of the World : 2013, Fraser Institute, page 89.
- Economic Freedom of the States of India : 2012, Indicus Analytics.
- Friedrich Naumann Foundation Final Book Economic freedom of the states of India 2012 Friedrich Naumann Foundation page 14.
