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 (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 | 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 | 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 | Turkey | 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 | 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 | Russia | 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 | South Korea | 0.5952 | 2014 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Hong Kong | 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 | 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 | Cote 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 | Vietnam | 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 | 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.