Economy > Government Stats: compare key data on Algeria & Australia
Definitions
- Finance minister: The name of each country's finance minister. A finance minister is a cabinet member in charge of overseeing and regulating the economic and monetary activity of a country. Certain countries have different titles for their finance minister, such as the UK's "Chancellor of the Exchequer" or the United States' "Secretary of the Treasury".
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Revenue > Tax > Maximum tax rate for individuals:
Individual (max).
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Mexico had range specified: 29%-3%
- Revenue > Tax > Tax burden, % of GDP: Overall taxes, including all forms of direct and indirect taxation at all levels of government, as a percentage of GDP.
- Revenue > Tax revenue as percentage of GDP: Heritage Foundation (2012).
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Sovereign wealth funds > Assets:
Assets (US$Billion).
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Sovereign wealth funds > Origin:
Origin.
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SOURCES: Wikipedia: List of current finance ministers (States recognized by the United Nations); Wikipedia: List of countries by tax rates (Countries); 2014 Index of Economic Freedom; Wikipedia: List of countries by tax revenue as percentage of GDP (Index of Economic Freedom , Heritage Foundation . Note: Tax revenue as a percentage of GDP was obtained from the individual country pages, under the "Fiscal Freedom" section. These numbers change. Please update the numbers for individual countries in the list.); Wikipedia: List of countries by sovereign wealth funds (Sovereign Wealth Fund Rankings by Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute)
