Tax revenues vs income inequality in Greece

Greece: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 39.78 in 2023. β–² Rising

Latest (2023)
39.78
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
10th
of 186 countries
All-time high
41.21
in 2022
All-time low
20.75
in 1980
Years of data
44
1980–2023

Tax revenues vs income inequality in Greece, 1980–2023

0102030401980200120231980: 20.71981: 20.91982: 23.61983: 241984: 24.51985: 24.61986: 25.81987: 26.21988: 23.71989: 22.91990: 25.21991: 25.31992: 26.11993: 26.61994: 26.81995: 28.31996: 28.51997: 29.61998: 30.81999: 31.82000: 33.42001: 31.92002: 33.12003: 31.52004: 30.52005: 31.92006: 312007: 31.82008: 31.82009: 30.82010: 32.32011: 34.32012: 36.72013: 36.32014: 36.72015: 36.92016: 39.22017: 39.72018: 40.32019: 39.52020: 39.52021: 402022: 41.22023: 39.8

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Greece recorded 39.78 for tax revenues vs income inequality in 2023.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Greece peaked at 41.21 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.75, in 1980.

That places Greece 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 23.7 20.75 26.24 10
1990s 27.89 25.19 31.82 10
2000s 31.77 30.47 33.42 10
2010s 37.19 32.31 40.35 10
2020s 40.14 39.51 41.21 4

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 7 Norway 41.44 compare
  2. 8 Sweden 41.37 compare
  3. 9 Luxembourg 40.92 compare
  4. 11 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 38.53 compare
  5. 12 Serbia 38.43 compare
  6. 13 Croatia 38.01 compare

See the full ranking of 187 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Greece?
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Greece was 39.78 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 41.21 in 2022.
What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 20.75 in 1980.
How does Greece rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
Greece ranks 10th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is tax revenues vs income inequality 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Tax revenues vs income inequality
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
187 places, 6,284 data points, 1980–2023
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