Greece vs Seychelles: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Greece
15.8%
in 2023
Seychelles
16.0%
in 2023
Greece rank
8th
Seychelles rank
7th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Greece
- Seychelles
How they compare
Seychelles currently reports 16.0% against 15.8% in Greece, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 8th and Seychelles ranks 7th of 187 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Seychelles | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.5% | 2.9% | 9.6% | Greece |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 11.2% | 1.2% | Greece |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.8% | 0.3% | Greece |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 15.0% | 1.4% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services, Greece or Seychelles?
- Seychelles, at 16.0% against 15.8% in Greece as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Greece and Seychelles?
- 0.2%, with Seychelles ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Seychelles?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Seychelles rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Greece ranks 8th and Seychelles ranks 7th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total taxes on income (individual and corporate) vs. total taxes on goods and services (including VAT and sales taxes), as a share of GDP.