Tax revenue as share of GDP in Greece
Greece: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 39.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
39.8%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
10th
of 192 countries
All-time high
41.2%
in 2022
All-time low
20.7%
in 1980
Years of data
44
1980–2023
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Greece, 1980–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Greece recorded 39.8% for tax revenue as share of gdp in 2023.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Greece peaked at 41.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1980.
Greece ranks 10th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.7% | — |
| 1981 | 20.9% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 23.6% | +12.9% |
| 1983 | 24.0% | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 24.5% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 25.8% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 26.2% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 23.7% | -9.8% |
| 1989 | 22.9% | -3.1% |
| 1990 | 25.2% | +9.8% |
| 1991 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 26.1% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 26.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 26.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 28.3% | +5.5% |
| 1996 | 28.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 30.8% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 31.8% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | -4.5% |
| 2002 | 33.1% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 30.5% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 31.0% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 31.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 30.8% | -3.3% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 34.3% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 36.7% | +7.1% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 36.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 39.2% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 39.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 40.3% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 39.5% | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.7% | 20.7% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 25.2% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.8% | 30.5% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 32.3% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.1% | 39.5% | 41.2% | 4 |
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- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 0.6111 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 16,467 current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 1.97 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.5865 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 15,806 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 9.55 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8728 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Greece?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Greece was 39.8% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1980.
- How does Greece rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.