Caribbean: Economic Freedom Rating

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Bahamas	71.09
Barbados	71.33
Belize	62.81
Cuba	27.52
Dom. Rep.	58.53
Haiti	48.95
Jamaica	66.16
Trinidad & T.	70.24

Caribbean: Economic freedom rating

Scores are from 0 to 100, higher scores are more desirable i.e. more conducive to economic growth. The lower the score, the greater the level of government interference in the economy and the less economic freedom a country enjoys.

• Free— 80 - 100;
• Mostly Free— 70 - 79.9;
• Moderately Free— 60 - 69.9;
• Mostly Unfree— 50 to 59.9; and
• Repressed— 0 - 49.9.

Source: The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal

Statistics for the Caribbean. Statistical work in the Caribbean is weak, and house price statistics are almost non-existent. The partial exception is the US Virgin Islands, which benefits from a multiple listings system.