Taxes on goods and services in Greece
Greece: Taxes on goods and services was 33.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Greece, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Greece recorded 33.3% for taxes on goods and services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Greece peaked at 44.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2004.
Greece ranks 64th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 38.9% | — |
| 1973 | 37.7% | -3.2% |
| 1974 | 35.0% | -7.2% |
| 1975 | 36.3% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 37.2% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 37.8% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 37.8% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 36.8% | -2.6% |
| 1980 | 33.3% | -9.5% |
| 1981 | 34.5% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 34.1% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 32.8% | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 37.1% | +13.4% |
| 1985 | 37.1% | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 40.3% | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 41.8% | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 41.6% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 44.5% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | -24.1% |
| 1996 | 33.4% | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 32.4% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | -6.0% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 30.6% | -4.0% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 31.3% | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 30.0% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 30.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 31.3% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 31.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.1% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 30.6% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 31.9% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 33.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 33.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 31.8% | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 36.8% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 34.6% | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 33.3% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.2% | 35.0% | 38.9% | 8 |
| 1980s | 37.5% | 32.8% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.4% | 30.4% | 44.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 31.0% | 30.0% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 30.6% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 31.8% | 36.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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- Arms imports 623.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 59.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 54.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 623.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 770.96 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0313 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.02 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 3,134 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Greece?
- Taxes on goods and services in Greece was 33.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2004.
- How does Greece rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Greece ranks 64th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. 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.