Product market, Overall by country
The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.
What the numbers show
Product market, Overall is currently reported for 89 countries. The highest value is 1 in Georgia; the lowest is 0.0714 in Azerbaijan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.75, and the mean is 0.6871.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 14.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 3 fell. The largest increase was in Kenya (up 316.7%), and the largest decrease in Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of (down 16.7%).
Product market, Overall: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | 1 | 2014 | up 44.8% | volatile |
| 1 | Portugal | 1 | 2014 | up 31.2% | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 1 | 2014 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Spain | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Chile | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 7 | Argentina | 0.9286 | 2014 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Hungary | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 8 | New Zealand | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Guatemala | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Lithuania | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Netherlands | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Finland | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 8.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Italy | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Peru | 0.9167 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 8 | Albania | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 71.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Denmark | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 8 | Nicaragua | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 30.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Colombia | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Brazil | 0.9167 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 8 | El Salvador | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Austria | 0.9167 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 8 | Romania | 0.9167 | 2014 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Australia | 0.8452 | 2014 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Belgium | 0.8452 | 2014 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Czechia | 0.8452 | 2014 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Latvia | 0.8333 | 2014 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Poland | 0.8333 | 2014 | up 55.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Norway | 0.8333 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 28 | Estonia | 0.8333 | 2014 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Ireland | 0.8333 | 2014 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Sweden | 0.8333 | 2014 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 28 | United States of America | 0.8333 | 2014 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 35 | India | 0.7738 | 2014 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 0.7738 | 2014 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 0.7738 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 35 | Philippines | 0.7738 | 2014 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Pakistan | 0.7619 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 39 | Nigeria | 0.7619 | 2014 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Türkiye | 0.7619 | 2014 | up 42.2% | volatile |
| 39 | Switzerland | 0.7619 | 2014 | up 48.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Singapore | 0.7619 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 44 | Jamaica | 0.75 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 44 | Senegal | 0.75 | 2014 | up 23.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.7143 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 46 | Ecuador | 0.7143 | 2014 | up 13.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Ghana | 0.6905 | 2014 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Kazakhstan | 0.6905 | 2014 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Jordan | 0.6786 | 2014 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Greece | 0.6667 | 2014 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Malaysia | 0.6667 | 2014 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 0.6667 | 2014 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Bangladesh | 0.619 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 54 | Russian Federation | 0.619 | 2014 | up 67.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Uganda | 0.619 | 2014 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 57 | Tunisia | 0.6071 | 2014 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Kenya | 0.5952 | 2014 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 58 | Korea | 0.5952 | 2014 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Hong Kong, China | 0.5952 | 2014 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 61 | Mexico | 0.5833 | 2014 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Canada | 0.5833 | 2014 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.5833 | 2014 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 61 | South Africa | 0.5833 | 2014 | up 14.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Uruguay | 0.5357 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 65 | Egypt | 0.5357 | 2014 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Ukraine | 0.5357 | 2014 | up 114.3% | rising |
| 68 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.5238 | 2014 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Thailand | 0.5238 | 2014 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Morocco | 0.5119 | 2014 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Cameroon | 0.4762 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 72 | Viet Nam | 0.4643 | 2014 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4524 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Madagascar | 0.4405 | 2014 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Indonesia | 0.4405 | 2014 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Japan | 0.4286 | 2014 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Algeria | 0.3929 | 2014 | up 73.7% | volatile |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 0.369 | 2014 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Israel | 0.369 | 2014 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 0.3571 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 80 | Paraguay | 0.3571 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 80 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.3571 | 2014 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Ethiopia | 0.3214 | 2014 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 0.2976 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Uzbekistan | 0.2857 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Nepal | 0.2857 | 2014 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 87 | China | 0.2381 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 88 | Mozambique | 0.2262 | 2014 | unchanged | volatile |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 0.0714 | 2014 | — | volatile |
About this data
The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.