Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Greece
Greece: Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP was 39.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Greece, 1990–2017
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 39.4% for two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in 2017. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Greece peaked at 39.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 1990.
Greece ranks 9th of 77 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 25.2% | — |
| 1991 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 26.1% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 26.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 26.8% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 27.9% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 34.3% | +23.2% |
| 1997 | 28.8% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 31.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 33.4% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 32.0% | -4.1% |
| 2002 | 32.2% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 29.9% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 31.0% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | +4.5% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 35.5% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 35.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 38.8% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 39.4% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.3% | 25.2% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 29.9% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 32.0% | 39.4% | 8 |
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- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7632 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 20,566 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7023 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 18,926 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 0.628 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Greece?
- Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp in Greece was 39.4% in 2017, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 39.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 1990.
- How does Greece rank for two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 9th out of 77 countries with data for 2017.
- Is two sources of data on tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Two sources of data on tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Comparison of the OECD's Global Revenue Statistics Database and the UNU-WIDER's Global Revenue Database. Both series correspond to total taxes collected by the government as percentage of GDP.