Social contributions in Greece
Greece: Social contributions was 28.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social contributions in Greece, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Greece recorded 28.1% for social contributions in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions in Greece peaked at 34.0% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 1973.
That places Greece 32nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Social contributions in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 24.4% | — |
| 1973 | 23.1% | -5.5% |
| 1974 | 23.4% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 23.6% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 23.7% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 25.7% | +8.2% |
| 1978 | 25.7% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 26.8% | +4.2% |
| 1980 | 25.8% | -3.7% |
| 1981 | 29.9% | +15.6% |
| 1982 | 33.2% | +11.1% |
| 1983 | 30.9% | -6.7% |
| 1984 | 33.0% | +6.7% |
| 1985 | 34.0% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 30.7% | -9.6% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | -6.3% |
| 1988 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 30.6% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 27.4% | -10.4% |
| 1995 | 29.6% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 28.1% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 27.9% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 28.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 32.7% | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -3.0% |
| 2005 | 32.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 31.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 32.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | -7.1% |
| 2014 | 29.9% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 29.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 31.3% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 29.1% | -7.0% |
| 2023 | 28.3% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 28.1% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.6% | 23.1% | 26.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 30.6% | 25.8% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.4% | 27.4% | 29.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 31.7% | 28.2% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 28.6% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.8% | 28.1% | 32.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions in Greece?
- Social contributions in Greece was 28.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest social contributions recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 1985.
- What is the lowest social contributions recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 1973.
- How does Greece rank for social contributions?
- Greece ranks 32nd out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social contributions rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Social contributions (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.