Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Greece
Greece: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 27.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Greece, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, tax revenue in Greece stood at 27.4%.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Greece peaked at 27.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.5%, in 1981.
That places Greece 7th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.1% | — |
| 1973 | 12.7% | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 12.8% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 12.9% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 14.3% | +11.0% |
| 1977 | 14.2% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 14.5% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 14.1% | -2.7% |
| 1980 | 14.0% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 12.5% | -10.5% |
| 1982 | 15.1% | +21.2% |
| 1983 | 15.8% | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 14.2% | -10.4% |
| 1985 | 14.0% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 15.8% | +12.9% |
| 1987 | 16.6% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 15.3% | -7.7% |
| 1989 | 13.2% | -13.9% |
| 1990 | 15.3% | +16.3% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +22.9% |
| 1996 | 19.1% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 20.1% | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +4.6% |
| 2001 | 21.6% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 21.9% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | -7.4% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 20.3% | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 20.5% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | +11.1% |
| 2013 | 24.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 25.4% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 25.4% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 25.0% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 27.5% | +8.8% |
| 2023 | 26.5% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 27.4% | +3.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 27.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.7%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Greece's 27.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.6% | 12.7% | 14.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 14.6% | 12.5% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 15.3% | 22.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 19.6% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 20.4% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 25.0% | 27.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 4 New Zealand 29.5% compare
- 5 Luxembourg 28.6% compare
- 6 Macao 27.4% compare
- 8 Sweden 27.2% compare
- 9 United Kingdom 26.9% compare
- 10 South Africa 25.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Greece?
- Tax revenue in Greece was 27.4% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.5% in 1981.
- How does Greece rank for tax revenue?
- Greece ranks 7th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.