Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Greece
Greece: Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index was 0.741 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Greece, 1789–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Greece is 0.741, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Greece peaked at 0.901 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.019, in 1809.
Greece ranks 43rd of 176 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1789 | 0.02 | — |
| 1790 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1791 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1792 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1793 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1794 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1795 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1796 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1797 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1798 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1799 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1800 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1801 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1802 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1803 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1804 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1805 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1806 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1807 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1808 | 0.02 | +0.0% |
| 1809 | 0.019 | -5.0% |
| 1810 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1811 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1812 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1813 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1814 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1815 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1816 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1817 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1818 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1819 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1820 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1821 | 0.019 | +0.0% |
| 1822 | 0.156 | +721.1% |
| 1823 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 1824 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 1825 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 1826 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 1827 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 1828 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 1829 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 1830 | 0.156 | +0.0% |
| 1831 | 0.162 | +3.8% |
| 1832 | 0.162 | +0.0% |
| 1833 | 0.13 | -19.8% |
| 1834 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1835 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1836 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1837 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1838 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1839 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1840 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1841 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1842 | 0.13 | +0.0% |
| 1843 | 0.175 | +34.6% |
| 1844 | 0.226 | +29.1% |
| 1845 | 0.207 | -8.4% |
| 1846 | 0.207 | +0.0% |
| 1847 | 0.206 | -0.5% |
| 1848 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 1849 | 0.206 | +0.0% |
| 1850 | 0.215 | +4.4% |
| 1851 | 0.252 | +17.2% |
| 1852 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1853 | 0.252 | +0.0% |
| 1854 | 0.251 | -0.4% |
| 1855 | 0.251 | +0.0% |
| 1856 | 0.243 | -3.2% |
| 1857 | 0.217 | -10.7% |
| 1858 | 0.217 | +0.0% |
| 1859 | 0.232 | +6.9% |
| 1860 | 0.253 | +9.1% |
| 1861 | 0.252 | -0.4% |
| 1862 | 0.246 | -2.4% |
| 1863 | 0.243 | -1.2% |
| 1864 | 0.219 | -9.9% |
| 1865 | 0.251 | +14.6% |
| 1866 | 0.269 | +7.2% |
| 1867 | 0.269 | +0.0% |
| 1868 | 0.232 | -13.8% |
| 1869 | 0.251 | +8.2% |
| 1870 | 0.268 | +6.8% |
| 1871 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1872 | 0.268 | +0.0% |
| 1873 | 0.267 | -0.4% |
| 1874 | 0.243 | -9.0% |
| 1875 | 0.265 | +9.1% |
| 1876 | 0.392 | +47.9% |
| 1877 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1878 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1879 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1880 | 0.394 | +0.5% |
| 1881 | 0.394 | +0.0% |
| 1882 | 0.392 | -0.5% |
| 1883 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1884 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1885 | 0.351 | -10.5% |
| 1886 | 0.336 | -4.3% |
| 1887 | 0.388 | +15.5% |
| 1888 | 0.389 | +0.3% |
| 1889 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1890 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1891 | 0.388 | -0.3% |
| 1892 | 0.389 | +0.3% |
| 1893 | 0.39 | +0.3% |
| 1894 | 0.39 | +0.0% |
| 1895 | 0.391 | +0.3% |
| 1896 | 0.392 | +0.3% |
| 1897 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1898 | 0.392 | +0.0% |
| 1899 | 0.393 | +0.3% |
| 1900 | 0.387 | -1.5% |
| 1901 | 0.387 | +0.0% |
| 1902 | 0.384 | -0.8% |
| 1903 | 0.363 | -5.5% |
| 1904 | 0.363 | +0.0% |
| 1905 | 0.36 | -0.8% |
| 1906 | 0.365 | +1.4% |
| 1907 | 0.366 | +0.3% |
| 1908 | 0.366 | +0.0% |
| 1909 | 0.365 | -0.3% |
| 1910 | 0.361 | -1.1% |
| 1911 | 0.354 | -1.9% |
| 1912 | 0.37 | +4.5% |
| 1913 | 0.374 | +1.1% |
| 1914 | 0.374 | +0.0% |
| 1915 | 0.358 | -4.3% |
| 1916 | 0.25 | -30.2% |
| 1917 | 0.22 | -12.0% |
| 1920 | 0.367 | +66.8% |
| 1921 | 0.367 | +0.0% |
| 1922 | 0.336 | -8.4% |
| 1923 | 0.258 | -23.2% |
| 1924 | 0.369 | +43.0% |
| 1925 | 0.252 | -31.7% |
| 1926 | 0.176 | -30.2% |
| 1927 | 0.357 | +102.8% |
| 1928 | 0.357 | +0.0% |
| 1929 | 0.359 | +0.6% |
| 1930 | 0.358 | -0.3% |
| 1931 | 0.358 | +0.0% |
| 1932 | 0.359 | +0.3% |
| 1933 | 0.354 | -1.4% |
| 1934 | 0.354 | +0.0% |
| 1935 | 0.301 | -15.0% |
| 1936 | 0.061 | -79.7% |
| 1937 | 0.045 | -26.2% |
| 1938 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1939 | 0.045 | +0.0% |
| 1940 | 0.042 | -6.7% |
| 1941 | 0.041 | -2.4% |
| 1942 | 0.046 | +12.2% |
| 1943 | 0.046 | +0.0% |
| 1944 | 0.047 | +2.2% |
| 1945 | 0.119 | +153.2% |
| 1946 | 0.181 | +52.1% |
| 1947 | 0.27 | +49.2% |
| 1948 | 0.272 | +0.7% |
| 1949 | 0.272 | +0.0% |
| 1950 | 0.306 | +12.5% |
| 1951 | 0.31 | +1.3% |
| 1952 | 0.315 | +1.6% |
| 1953 | 0.385 | +22.2% |
| 1954 | 0.387 | +0.5% |
| 1955 | 0.389 | +0.5% |
| 1956 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 0.388 | -0.3% |
| 1958 | 0.389 | +0.3% |
| 1959 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 0.389 | +0.0% |
| 1961 | 0.387 | -0.5% |
| 1962 | 0.376 | -2.8% |
| 1963 | 0.379 | +0.8% |
| 1964 | 0.395 | +4.2% |
| 1965 | 0.395 | +0.0% |
| 1966 | 0.342 | -13.4% |
| 1967 | 0.115 | -66.4% |
| 1968 | 0.074 | -35.7% |
| 1969 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1971 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.074 | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.136 | +83.8% |
| 1975 | 0.744 | +447.1% |
| 1976 | 0.812 | +9.1% |
| 1977 | 0.827 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 0.826 | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.826 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.826 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.834 | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 0.848 | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 0.848 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.857 | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.858 | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.858 | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.861 | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.861 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.867 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.882 | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.882 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.884 | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.884 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.883 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.883 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.882 | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.887 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.887 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.889 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.89 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.89 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.895 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.9 | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.901 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.901 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.897 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.889 | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.889 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.88 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.872 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 0.868 | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.859 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.864 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.788 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 0.76 | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 0.762 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.735 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.744 | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.741 | -0.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.741 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.786, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.741 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.737, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1822 | +721.1% | 0.019 | 0.156 |
| 1975 | +447.1% | 0.136 | 0.744 |
| 1945 | +153.2% | 0.047 | 0.119 |
| 1927 | +102.8% | 0.176 | 0.357 |
| 1974 | +83.8% | 0.074 | 0.136 |
| 1936 | -79.7% | 0.301 | 0.061 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1780s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 1 |
| 1790s | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1800s | 0.0199 | 0.019 | 0.02 | 10 |
| 1810s | 0.019 | 0.019 | 0.019 | 10 |
| 1820s | 0.1286 | 0.019 | 0.156 | 10 |
| 1830s | 0.139 | 0.13 | 0.162 | 10 |
| 1840s | 0.1823 | 0.13 | 0.226 | 10 |
| 1850s | 0.2382 | 0.215 | 0.252 | 10 |
| 1860s | 0.2485 | 0.219 | 0.269 | 10 |
| 1870s | 0.3147 | 0.243 | 0.392 | 10 |
| 1880s | 0.3817 | 0.336 | 0.394 | 10 |
| 1890s | 0.3906 | 0.388 | 0.393 | 10 |
| 1900s | 0.3706 | 0.36 | 0.387 | 10 |
| 1910s | 0.3326 | 0.22 | 0.374 | 8 |
| 1920s | 0.3198 | 0.176 | 0.369 | 10 |
| 1930s | 0.228 | 0.045 | 0.359 | 10 |
| 1940s | 0.1336 | 0.041 | 0.272 | 10 |
| 1950s | 0.3647 | 0.306 | 0.389 | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.2926 | 0.074 | 0.395 | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4467 | 0.074 | 0.827 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8518 | 0.826 | 0.867 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8829 | 0.882 | 0.884 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8908 | 0.882 | 0.901 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.882 | 0.859 | 0.901 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.755 | 0.735 | 0.788 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 40 Cape Verde 0.745 compare
- 40 Italy 0.745 compare
- 42 South Africa 0.743 compare
- 44 Mauritius 0.738 compare
- 45 East Timor 0.736 compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 0.735 compare
- 46 United States 0.735 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)
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Greece?
- Tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index in Greece was 0.741 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.901 in 2009.
- What is the lowest tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.019 in 1809.
- How does Greece rank for tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index?
- Greece ranks 43rd out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax revenue vs. electoral democracy index rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Central estimate of the extent to which political leaders are elected under comprehensive suffrage in free and fair elections, and freedoms of association and expression are guaranteed.