Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Greece
Greece: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 2.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Greece, 1980–2016
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Greece stood at 2.5%.
That represents a change of up 15.5% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Greece peaked at 4.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1983.
Greece ranks 87th of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.8% | — |
| 1981 | 0.8% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | +14.1% |
| 1983 | 0.6% | -36.8% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | +9.8% |
| 1985 | 0.7% | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 1.0% | +52.7% |
| 1987 | 1.2% | +16.1% |
| 1988 | 1.0% | -18.9% |
| 1989 | 1.1% | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | +31.7% |
| 1991 | 1.2% | -16.4% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | +7.5% |
| 1993 | 1.4% | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 1.6% | +16.8% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | +47.2% |
| 1999 | 3.0% | +12.2% |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +34.5% |
| 2001 | 3.2% | -18.8% |
| 2002 | 3.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 2.8% | -13.4% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.2% | +12.0% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 2.5% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 2.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 1.1% | -47.2% |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +63.5% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | +15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9% | 0.6% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.2% | 3.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.4% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.1% | 2.5% | 7 |
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- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3492 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 9,411 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2999 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,082 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 15.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1688 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Greece?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Greece was 2.5% in 2016, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1983.
- How does Greece rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 87th out of 163 countries with data for 2016.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.