Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Greece

Greece: Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9926 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9926
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
26th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.9926
in 2020
All-time low
0.9361
in 2008
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Greece, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9781996: 0.9751997: 0.9751998: 0.9741999: 0.9772000: 0.9682001: 0.9622002: 0.9632003: 0.9622004: 0.9632005: 0.9692006: 0.9392007: 0.9422008: 0.9362009: 0.9392010: 0.9762011: 0.9762012: 0.9782013: 0.9792014: 0.9792015: 0.9852016: 0.992017: 0.9922018: 0.9922019: 0.9922020: 0.993

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.9926 for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Greece peaked at 0.9926 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9361, in 2008.

That places Greece 26th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government) in Greece, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.9777
1996 0.975 -0.3%
1997 0.9752 +0.0%
1998 0.9745 -0.1%
1999 0.9771 +0.3%
2000 0.9676 -1.0%
2001 0.9625 -0.5%
2002 0.9635 +0.1%
2003 0.9624 -0.1%
2004 0.9627 +0.0%
2005 0.9686 +0.6%
2006 0.9386 -3.1%
2007 0.942 +0.4%
2008 0.9361 -0.6%
2009 0.9385 +0.3%
2010 0.9756 +4.0%
2011 0.9759 +0.0%
2012 0.9778 +0.2%
2013 0.9785 +0.1%
2014 0.9785 -0.0%
2015 0.9854 +0.7%
2016 0.9901 +0.5%
2017 0.9922 +0.2%
2018 0.9919 -0.0%
2019 0.9919 +0.0%
2020 0.9926 +0.1%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.9926 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9695, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.9926 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.978, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9759 0.9745 0.9777 5
2000s 0.9543 0.9361 0.9686 10
2010s 0.9838 0.9756 0.9922 10
2020s 0.9926 0.9926 0.9926 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 23 Cape Verde 0.9955 compare
  2. 24 Lithuania 0.995 compare
  3. 25 Armenia 0.9936 compare
  4. 27 Rwanda 0.9925 compare
  5. 28 Slovakia 0.9925 compare
  6. 29 Azerbaijan 0.9915 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Greece?
Taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Greece was 0.9926 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.9926 in 2020.
What is the lowest taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9361 in 2008.
How does Greece rank for taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
Greece ranks 26th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is taxes on goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Taxes on goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
80 places, 1,545 data points, 1974–2020
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