Greece vs Italy: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top

Greece
1.74 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Italy
1.51 Factor of average annual wage
in 2025
Greece rank
22nd
Italy rank
23rd

Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time

  • Greece
  • Italy
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How they compare

Greece currently reports 1.74 Factor of average annual wage against 1.51 Factor of average annual wage in Italy, a difference of 0.23 Factor of average annual wage.

That makes Greece's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 22nd and Italy ranks 23rd of 29 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 2.53 Factor of average annual wage 3.52 Factor of average annual wage 0.987 Factor of average annual wage Italy
2010s 9.73 Factor of average annual wage 7.11 Factor of average annual wage 2.62 Factor of average annual wage Greece
2020s 3.72 Factor of average annual wage 1.91 Factor of average annual wage 1.81 Factor of average annual wage Greece

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top, Greece or Italy?
Greece, at 1.74 Factor of average annual wage against 1.51 Factor of average annual wage in Italy as of 2025.
What is the difference in personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top between Greece and Italy?
0.23 Factor of average annual wage, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
Greece ranks 22nd and Italy ranks 23rd of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold
Unit
Factor of average annual wage
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
38 places, 988 data points, 2000–2025
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A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household