Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Greece
Greece: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 24.09 billion current LCU in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2024)
24.09 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 17.3%
World rank
100th
of 153 countries
All-time high
24.09 billion current LCU
in 2024
All-time low
35.16 million current LCU
in 1972
Years of data
49
1972–2024
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Greece, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Greece stood at 24.09 billion current LCU. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.3% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Greece peaked at 24.09 billion current LCU in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.16 million current LCU, in 1972.
Greece ranks 100th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Greece, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 35.16 million current LCU | — |
| 1973 | 47.37 million current LCU | +34.7% |
| 1974 | 69.64 million current LCU | +47.0% |
| 1975 | 70.20 million current LCU | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 115.22 million current LCU | +64.1% |
| 1977 | 118.06 million current LCU | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 154.92 million current LCU | +31.2% |
| 1979 | 203.43 million current LCU | +31.3% |
| 1980 | 267.76 million current LCU | +31.6% |
| 1981 | 272.46 million current LCU | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 489.51 million current LCU | +79.7% |
| 1983 | 572.68 million current LCU | +17.0% |
| 1984 | 720.15 million current LCU | +25.8% |
| 1985 | 860.75 million current LCU | +19.5% |
| 1986 | 1.11 billion current LCU | +29.1% |
| 1987 | 1.26 billion current LCU | +13.6% |
| 1988 | 1.49 billion current LCU | +18.1% |
| 1989 | 1.66 billion current LCU | +11.3% |
| 1990 | 2.34 billion current LCU | +41.0% |
| 1995 | 5.46 billion current LCU | +133.3% |
| 1996 | 5.82 billion current LCU | +6.7% |
| 1997 | 7.33 billion current LCU | +25.8% |
| 1998 | 9.64 billion current LCU | +31.6% |
| 1999 | 10.78 billion current LCU | +11.7% |
| 2000 | 12.66 billion current LCU | +17.5% |
| 2001 | 11.86 billion current LCU | -6.3% |
| 2002 | 13.02 billion current LCU | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 12.97 billion current LCU | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 13.92 billion current LCU | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 16.10 billion current LCU | +15.7% |
| 2006 | 16.10 billion current LCU | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.18 billion current LCU | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 17.63 billion current LCU | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 17.87 billion current LCU | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 15.95 billion current LCU | -10.7% |
| 2011 | 14.95 billion current LCU | -6.3% |
| 2012 | 16.23 billion current LCU | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 14.02 billion current LCU | -13.6% |
| 2014 | 15.21 billion current LCU | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 14.59 billion current LCU | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 15.63 billion current LCU | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 15.60 billion current LCU | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 16.47 billion current LCU | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 15.05 billion current LCU | -8.6% |
| 2020 | 13.41 billion current LCU | -10.9% |
| 2021 | 14.65 billion current LCU | +9.2% |
| 2022 | 16.91 billion current LCU | +15.4% |
| 2023 | 20.53 billion current LCU | +21.4% |
| 2024 | 24.09 billion current LCU | +17.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 101.75 million current LCU | 35.16 million current LCU | 203.43 million current LCU | 8 |
| 1980s | 870.47 million current LCU | 267.76 million current LCU | 1.66 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.89 billion current LCU | 2.34 billion current LCU | 10.78 billion current LCU | 6 |
| 2000s | 14.93 billion current LCU | 11.86 billion current LCU | 17.87 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.37 billion current LCU | 14.02 billion current LCU | 16.47 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.92 billion current LCU | 13.41 billion current LCU | 24.09 billion current LCU | 5 |
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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 income, profits and capital gains in Greece?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Greece was 24.09 billion current LCU in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 24.09 billion current LCU in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.16 million current LCU in 1972.
- How does Greece rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Greece ranks 100th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.