Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Greece
Greece: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 36.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Greece, 2003–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Greece is 36.9%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Greece peaked at 40.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 2003.
That places Greece 13th out of 39 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.9% | 28.5% | 34.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 38.6% | 35.7% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 36.9% | 38.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,053 kg per hectare (2024)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.103 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.5% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0922 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0753 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0753 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1682 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Greece?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Greece was 36.9% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 40.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 2003.
- How does Greece rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Greece ranks 13th out of 39 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.