According to the results of the 2023 rating, Kazakhstan with a score of 62.1 points took 71st place in the Index of Economic Freedom, El.kz reports with reference to the press service of the Kazakhstan Institute for Economic Research.
176 countries took part in the 2023 ranking. Among the countries of the Asia-Pacific region, Kazakhstan is located on the 13th place out of 39 countries.
At the same time, the country's score is estimated above the world average (59.3 points) and regional value (58.2 points).
"Kazakhstan is ahead of such countries as Vietnam (72nd place), Azerbaijan (75th place), Thailand (80th place), Jordan (93rd place), Turkey (104th place), Uzbekistan (109th place), Russia (125th place), China (154th place)," the report said.