Eurozone finance ministers

For the second year, the Financial Times presents its guide to eurozone finance ministers. It is an admittedly-imperfect but nevertheless illuminating league table covering the countries sharing the euro currency. Fiscal performance and tax competition are vital to the region’s economic future, so how well a finance minister is doing could determine a country’s success. Read the full story.

Ministers are judged against five economic tests and given a ranking. These rankings are then summed, so the lower the score, the better. The ministers are also judged on their political skills to give an overall score. View the results in the interactive graphic below.

You can also share your views on the ranking in our discussion forum and read the rankings for 2006.