Greece vs Tonga: Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services
Greece
15.8%
in 2023
Tonga
15.6%
in 2023
Greece rank
8th
Tonga rank
10th
Taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services over time
- Greece
- Tonga
How they compare
Greece currently reports 15.8% against 15.6% in Tonga, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Greece ahead.
Greece ranks 8th and Tonga ranks 10th of 187 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 2.3% | 10.3% | Greece |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 5.4% | 7.0% | Greece |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 13.4% | 1.7% | Greece |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 0.3% | 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 Tonga?
- Greece, at 15.8% against 15.6% in Tonga as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services between Greece and Tonga?
- 0.2%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Tonga?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Greece and Tonga rank globally for taxes on income vs. taxes on goods and services?
- Greece ranks 8th and Tonga ranks 10th 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.