Norway’s economic freedom score is 71.8, making its economy the 27th freest in the 2015 Index. Its score has increased by 0.9 point since last year, with solid improvements in six of the 10 economic freedoms, including labor freedom, monetary freedom, and the management of public spending, outweighing a decline in freedom from corruption. Norway is ranked 15th out of 43 countries in the Europe region, and its overall score is well above the world and regional averages.