Ekonomiya ng Pilipinas ‘mostly unfree’ – US think tank

Ekonomiya ng Pilipinas ‘mostly unfree’ – US think tank

March 4, 2023 @ 9:50 AM 4 weeks ago


MANILA, Philippines – Bumagsak ang Pilipinas sa ilang mga lugar sa mga tuntunin ng ‘economic freedom,’ ayon sa kamakailang pagraranggo na inilabas ng isang think tank ng Estados Unidos, na inuri ang bansa bilang “mostly unfree.”

“The Philippines’ economic freedom score is 59.3, making its economy the 89th freest in the 2023 Index,” saad sa report ng Heritage Foundation. Inanalisa ng nasabing ulat ang nasa 176 na bansa.

“Its score is 1.8 points lower than last year,” dagdag pa ng grupo. “The Philippines ranks 18th out of 39 countries in the Asia-Pacific region, and its overall score is approximately the world average.”

Tinukoy ang economic freedom bilang “fundamental right of every human to control his or her own labor and property.”

Habang tinukoy naman ang mga economically free society na kung saan ang mga indibidwal ay malayang, “to work, produce, consume, and invest in any way they please,” and “governments allow labor, capital, and goods to move freely, and refrain from coercion or constraint of liberty beyond the extent necessary to protect and maintain liberty itself.”

Kinakalkula ng Heritage ang iskor ng Pilipinas na 59.3 sa pamamagitan ng pag-average ng 12 iba’t ibang kalayaan sa ekonomiya na hinati sa apat na kategorya:

  • Rule of Law: Property Rights (46.4), Judicial Effectiveness (25.8), Government Integrity (34.4)

  • Regulatory Efficiency: Business Freedom (66.1), Labor Freedom (57.5), Monetary Freedom (68.3)

  • Government Size: Tax Burden (78.3), Government Spending (81.3), Fiscal Health (59.4)

  • Open Markets: Trade Freedom (74.4), Investment Freedom (60.0), and Financial Freedom (60.0)

Ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas ay “mostly unfree” kasama ng 64 na iba pang mga bansa. Ito rin ang pinakalaganap na pagtatalaga sa buong mundo noong 2023. RNT