Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Greece
Greece: Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top was 1.74 Factor of average annual wage in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Factor of average annual wage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Greece is 1.74 Factor of average annual wage, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.9% on the previous year and down 93.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Greece peaked at 25.03 Factor of average annual wage in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.15 Factor of average annual wage, in 2006.
Greece ranks 22nd of 29 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Greece, year by year
| Year | Factor of average annual wage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.66 Factor of average annual wage | — |
| 2001 | 3.79 Factor of average annual wage | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 1.6 Factor of average annual wage | -57.7% |
| 2003 | 1.45 Factor of average annual wage | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 1.3 Factor of average annual wage | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 1.24 Factor of average annual wage | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 1.15 Factor of average annual wage | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 3.73 Factor of average annual wage | +224.2% |
| 2008 | 3.74 Factor of average annual wage | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 3.63 Factor of average annual wage | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 4.93 Factor of average annual wage | +35.6% |
| 2011 | 5 Factor of average annual wage | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 5.15 Factor of average annual wage | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 5.36 Factor of average annual wage | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 5.27 Factor of average annual wage | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 25.03 Factor of average annual wage | +374.7% |
| 2016 | 11.59 Factor of average annual wage | -53.7% |
| 2017 | 11.71 Factor of average annual wage | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 11.7 Factor of average annual wage | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 11.58 Factor of average annual wage | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 12.43 Factor of average annual wage | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 2.32 Factor of average annual wage | -81.3% |
| 2022 | 2.1 Factor of average annual wage | -9.7% |
| 2023 | 1.93 Factor of average annual wage | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 1.81 Factor of average annual wage | -6.3% |
| 2025 | 1.74 Factor of average annual wage | -3.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.74 Factor of average annual wage is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.87 Factor of average annual wage, 61% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.74 Factor of average annual wage is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.24 Factor of average annual wage, 78% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +374.7% | 5.27 Factor of average annual wage | 25.03 Factor of average annual wage |
| 2007 | +224.2% | 1.15 Factor of average annual wage | 3.73 Factor of average annual wage |
| 2021 | -81.3% | 12.43 Factor of average annual wage | 2.32 Factor of average annual wage |
| 2002 | -57.7% | 3.79 Factor of average annual wage | 1.6 Factor of average annual wage |
| 2016 | -53.7% | 25.03 Factor of average annual wage | 11.59 Factor of average annual wage |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.53 Factor of average annual wage | 1.15 Factor of average annual wage | 3.79 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.73 Factor of average annual wage | 4.93 Factor of average annual wage | 25.03 Factor of average annual wage | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.72 Factor of average annual wage | 1.74 Factor of average annual wage | 12.43 Factor of average annual wage | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 19 New Zealand 2.17 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 20 Norway 1.76 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 21 Australia 1.75 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 23 Italy 1.51 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 24 Iceland 1.33 Factor of average annual wage compare
- 25 Denmark 1.24 Factor of average annual wage compare
More economy & growth data for Greece
- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 213.34 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.74 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 42.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 647.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 57.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Greece?
- Personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top in Greece was 1.74 Factor of average annual wage in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 25.03 Factor of average annual wage in 2015.
- What is the lowest personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.15 Factor of average annual wage in 2006.
- How does Greece rank for personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top?
- Greece ranks 22nd out of 29 countries with data for 2025.
- Is personal income tax (pit) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — top rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 93.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Personal income tax (PIT) - top statutory and marginal tax rate — Top statutory personal income tax rate earnings threshold. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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A single person without dependants based on the earnings level where the top statutory personal income tax rate first applies. The marginal tax rates are derived on the basis of a unit increase in gross wage earnings at the threshold. Related topics: Taxing Wages, Labour taxation, Tax wedge decomposition, Average wage, Income, Household