Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Greece: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Greece
How they compare
Greece currently reports 27.4% against 17.8% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 9.6%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.5 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 20 years both countries report, Greece has been ahead every year.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Greece ranks 7th of 35 groups.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 20.2% | 7.6% | Greece |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 20.3% | 2.4% | Greece |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 25.0% | 8.1% | Greece |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 26.3% | 9.7% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Greece?
- Greece, at 27.4% against 17.8% in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Greece?
- 9.6%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Greece?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
- How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Greece rank globally for tax revenue?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 9th and Greece ranks 7th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.