Greece vs Netherlands: Tax revenue as share of GDP

Greece
39.4%
in 2017
Netherlands
38.8%
in 2017
Greece rank
9th
Netherlands rank
10th

Tax revenue as share of GDP over time

  • Greece
  • Netherlands
010203040199020032017

How they compare

Greece currently reports 39.4% against 38.8% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 28 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Netherlands ahead.

Greece ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 77 countries.

Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Netherlands Difference Ahead
1990s 28.3% 38.9% 10.6% Netherlands
2000s 31.3% 35.5% 4.2% Netherlands
2010s 35.9% 36.8% 0.9% Netherlands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue as share of gdp, Greece or Netherlands?
Greece, at 39.4% against 38.8% in Netherlands as of 2017.
What is the difference in tax revenue as share of gdp between Greece and Netherlands?
0.6%, with Greece ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Netherlands?
28 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Greece and Netherlands rank globally for tax revenue as share of gdp?
Greece ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 77 countries.
Where does this data come from?
OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Greece vs Netherlands: Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid, drawing on OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/tax-revenue-share-gdp-oecd-grsd/greece/netherlands/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/tax-revenue-share-gdp-oecd-grsd/greece/netherlands/">Greece vs Netherlands: Tax revenue as share of GDP</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Tax revenue as share of GDP
Unit
%
Source
OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
77 places, 1,982 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.