Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Greece

Greece: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 78.45 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
78.45
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
65th
of 186 countries
All-time high
81.29
in 2013
All-time low
66.4
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Greece, 2005–2015

0204060802005201020152005: 66.42006: 68.72007: 692008: 78.32009: 78.32010: 78.32011: 78.72012: 80.72013: 81.32014: 77.92015: 78.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Greece stood at 78.45.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Greece peaked at 81.29 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 66.4, in 2005.

Greece ranks 65th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Greece, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 66.4 —
2006 68.75 +3.5%
2007 69.03 +0.4%
2008 78.34 +13.5%
2009 78.34 +0.0%
2010 78.34 -0.0%
2011 78.71 +0.5%
2012 80.74 +2.6%
2013 81.29 +0.7%
2014 77.89 -4.2%
2015 78.45 +0.7%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 78.45 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 96% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 78.45 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.96, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.17 66.4 78.34 5
2010s 79.24 77.89 81.29 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 62 Portugal 78.59 compare
  2. 63 Thailand 78.58 compare
  3. 64 Czechia 78.51 compare
  4. 66 Kosovo 78.43 compare
  5. 66 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 78.43 compare
  6. 68 Solomon Islands 78.42 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Greece?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Greece was 78.45 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 81.29 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 66.4 in 2005.
How does Greece rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Greece ranks 65th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,013 data points, 2005–2015
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The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.