Europe & Central Asia vs Greece: Tax revenue

Europe & Central Asia
19.7%
in 2024
Greece
27.4%
in 2024
Europe & Central Asia rank
5th
Greece rank
7th

Tax revenue over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Greece
0102030197219982024

How they compare

Greece currently reports 27.4% against 19.7% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 7.7%.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.4 times Europe & Central Asia's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Europe & Central Asia ahead.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th and Greece ranks 7th of 35 groups.

Across the 6 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 2 and Greece in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Greece Difference Ahead
1970s 16.1% 13.6% 2.6% Europe & Central Asia
1980s 17.5% 14.6% 2.9% Europe & Central Asia
1990s 19.1% 19.5% 0.4% Greece
2000s 19.4% 20.9% 1.5% Greece
2010s 19.3% 25.0% 5.8% Greece
2020s 19.5% 26.3% 6.8% Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Europe & Central Asia or Greece?
Greece, at 27.4% against 19.7% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Europe & Central Asia and Greece?
7.7%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Greece?
49 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Greece rank globally for tax revenue?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Tax revenue (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 5,672 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.