Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Greece
Greece: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 39.83 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Greece, 1990–2024
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
| 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% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 39.83 Percentage of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.73 Percentage of GDP, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Greece's 39.83 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.58 Percentage of GDP, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More economy & growth data for Greece
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -0.6708 % change on previous year (2025)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 181.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 289.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 167.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 211.58 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
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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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.