What countries have a capitalism economic system?

Answer 1

Most of the world's democracies (and several of its autocracies) have what most would call capitalist economic systems. Please note, however, that the precise meaning of "pure capitalism" is disputed-most economies (except maybe Somalia) have some level of government control of production, but it's up for debate what level of control no longer constitutes capitalism. For example, the United States, generally considered a capitalist system, has some government-controlled portions of the economy, such as transportation infrastructure, flood insurance, and public utilities (managed by quasi-governmental agencies). Other cases are even murkier, such as Egypt, where the economy is nominally privately-controlled, but the military unofficially owns up to 40% of businesses.

The most state-planned economies are usually cited as: North Korea, China, Cuba, Laos, and Cambodia. An argument can be made that each is a communist economy, although China blends some free-market elements with an autocratic political system, while North Korea does away with the internationalist focus of communism and focuses on "self-reliance", and Cuba seems to be slowly opening its economy.