Greece vs Italy: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top over time
- Greece
- Italy
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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About this data
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