Greece vs Netherlands: Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP
Greece
39.4%
in 2017
Netherlands
38.8%
in 2017
Greece rank
9th
Netherlands rank
10th
Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP over time
- Greece
- Netherlands
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 two sources of data on 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 two sources of data on 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 two sources of data on 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 Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Comparison of the OECD's Global Revenue Statistics Database and the UNU-WIDER's Global Revenue Database. Both series correspond to total taxes collected by the government as percentage of GDP.