According to the 14th annual edition of the Index of Economic Freedom, issued by The Heritage Foundation and the Wall Street Journal, Cyprus is the freest economy among the SEE countries, while Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) is the region's straggler.
Conform celei de-a 14-a ediţii anuale a Indexului Libertăţii Economice, emis de The Heritage Foundation şi Wall Street Journal, Cipru are economia cea mai liberă dintre ţările ESE, iar Bosnia şi Herţegovina (BiH) este codaşa regiunii.