Pacific: Economic Freedom Rating
Regional Stats
- Sq. M. Prices
- Rental Yields
- Rents
- Price/Rent Ratio
- Price/GDP per Cap
- Buy/Sell Costs
- Rental Income Tax
- Capital Gains Tax
- Price Change 1 yr
- Price Change 5 yrs
- Price Change 10 yrs
- Landlord & Tenant Law
- GDP Per Capita
- GDP/Cap Growth 1 yr
- GDP/Cap Growth 5 yrs
- Economic Freedom
- Ec. Freedom 5 yrs
- Competitiveness
- Property Rights Index
- Currency +/- Value
- Taxes on Residents
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Pacific: 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 Pacific Region. The bright spots in the Pacific are Australia and New Zealand, both countries which publish excellent house price statistics, as well as very good general economics statistics.
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AUGUST 2009
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