Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Greece
Greece: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) was 21.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Greece stood at 21.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Greece peaked at 21.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1972.
That places Greece 88th out of 153 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.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 12.2% | — |
| 1973 | 13.1% | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 16.5% | +25.8% |
| 1975 | 13.3% | -19.3% |
| 1976 | 16.4% | +23.0% |
| 1977 | 14.2% | -13.6% |
| 1978 | 15.1% | +6.8% |
| 1979 | 16.2% | +7.2% |
| 1980 | 17.4% | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 15.5% | -11.1% |
| 1982 | 19.1% | +23.8% |
| 1983 | 16.4% | -14.5% |
| 1984 | 17.9% | +9.6% |
| 1985 | 17.7% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 18.0% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 17.5% | -2.9% |
| 1988 | 18.0% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 18.9% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 20.4% | +7.9% |
| 1995 | 16.8% | -17.9% |
| 1996 | 15.7% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 17.0% | +8.6% |
| 1998 | 19.8% | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 21.9% | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 21.3% | +10.9% |
| 2006 | 19.5% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 20.2% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 17.8% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | 17.1% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -12.6% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +15.5% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 18.5% | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 19.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 16.9% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 19.9% | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +8.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 21.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 88% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Greece's 21.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.6% | 12.2% | 16.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 17.6% | 15.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.4% | 15.7% | 20.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 18.6% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 16.4% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 16.8% | 21.5% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Greece?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Greece was 21.5% 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 21.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1972.
- How does Greece rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Greece ranks 88th 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 13.7%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). 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 as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.