Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Greece

Greece: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 39.83 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
39.83 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 2.3%
World rank
10th
of 135 countries
All-time high
40.99 Percentage of GDP
in 2022
All-time low
25.55 Percentage of GDP
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Greece, 1990–2024

0102030401990200720241990: 25.5 Percentage of GDP1991: 25.6 Percentage of GDP1992: 26.5 Percentage of GDP1993: 26.9 Percentage of GDP1994: 27.2 Percentage of GDP1995: 28.7 Percentage of GDP1996: 29.1 Percentage of GDP1997: 30.5 Percentage of GDP1998: 31.8 Percentage of GDP1999: 33.1 Percentage of GDP2000: 34.7 Percentage of GDP2001: 33 Percentage of GDP2002: 34.1 Percentage of GDP2003: 32.4 Percentage of GDP2004: 31.2 Percentage of GDP2005: 32.6 Percentage of GDP2006: 31.6 Percentage of GDP2007: 32.3 Percentage of GDP2008: 32.2 Percentage of GDP2009: 31.2 Percentage of GDP2010: 32.4 Percentage of GDP2011: 34.2 Percentage of GDP2012: 37.2 Percentage of GDP2013: 36.6 Percentage of GDP2014: 36.9 Percentage of GDP2015: 37.2 Percentage of GDP2016: 39.2 Percentage of GDP2017: 39.6 Percentage of GDP2018: 40.1 Percentage of GDP2019: 39.1 Percentage of GDP2020: 38.9 Percentage of GDP2021: 39.4 Percentage of GDP2022: 41 Percentage of GDP2023: 38.9 Percentage of GDP2024: 39.8 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

Greece recorded 39.83 Percentage of GDP for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in 2024.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Greece peaked at 40.99 Percentage of GDP in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.55 Percentage of GDP, in 1990.

Greece ranks 10th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Greece, 1990 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
1990 25.55 Percentage of GDP
1991 25.65 Percentage of GDP +0.4%
1992 26.49 Percentage of GDP +3.3%
1993 26.94 Percentage of GDP +1.7%
1994 27.21 Percentage of GDP +1.0%
1995 28.71 Percentage of GDP +5.5%
1996 29.13 Percentage of GDP +1.4%
1997 30.5 Percentage of GDP +4.7%
1998 31.82 Percentage of GDP +4.3%
1999 33.08 Percentage of GDP +4.0%
2000 34.67 Percentage of GDP +4.8%
2001 32.97 Percentage of GDP -4.9%
2002 34.1 Percentage of GDP +3.4%
2003 32.36 Percentage of GDP -5.1%
2004 31.24 Percentage of GDP -3.5%
2005 32.61 Percentage of GDP +4.4%
2006 31.57 Percentage of GDP -3.2%
2007 32.27 Percentage of GDP +2.2%
2008 32.24 Percentage of GDP -0.1%
2009 31.17 Percentage of GDP -3.3%
2010 32.39 Percentage of GDP +3.9%
2011 34.23 Percentage of GDP +5.7%
2012 37.19 Percentage of GDP +8.7%
2013 36.61 Percentage of GDP -1.6%
2014 36.93 Percentage of GDP +0.9%
2015 37.16 Percentage of GDP +0.6%
2016 39.22 Percentage of GDP +5.6%
2017 39.62 Percentage of GDP +1.0%
2018 40.11 Percentage of GDP +1.2%
2019 39.1 Percentage of GDP -2.5%
2020 38.91 Percentage of GDP -0.5%
2021 39.37 Percentage of GDP +1.2%
2022 40.99 Percentage of GDP +4.1%
2023 38.92 Percentage of GDP -5.1%
2024 39.83 Percentage of GDP +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 28.51 Percentage of GDP 25.55 Percentage of GDP 33.08 Percentage of GDP 10
2000s 32.52 Percentage of GDP 31.17 Percentage of GDP 34.67 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 37.26 Percentage of GDP 32.39 Percentage of GDP 40.11 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 39.61 Percentage of GDP 38.91 Percentage of GDP 40.99 Percentage of GDP 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 7 Luxembourg 41.46 Percentage of GDP compare
  2. 8 Sweden 41.44 Percentage of GDP compare
  3. 9 Norway 40.19 Percentage of GDP compare
  4. 11 Netherlands 38.54 Percentage of GDP compare
  5. 12 Croatia 38.43 Percentage of GDP compare
  6. 13 Slovenia 38.3 Percentage of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Greece?
Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Greece was 39.83 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 40.99 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 25.55 Percentage of GDP in 1990.
How does Greece rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
Greece ranks 10th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
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Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
146 places, 3,993 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.