Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Greece

Greece: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 77.14 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
77.14
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
73rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
77.76
in 2015
All-time low
76.89
in 2018
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Greece, 2015–2019

0204060802015201720192015: 77.82016: 77.32017: 772018: 76.92019: 77.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Greece stood at 77.14.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over five years.

That places Greece 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Greece, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 77.76 —
2016 77.33 -0.5%
2017 76.97 -0.5%
2018 76.89 -0.1%
2019 77.14 +0.3%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 77.14 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.6, 92% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 77.14 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.16, 94% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 70 Uzbekistan 77.52 compare
  2. 71 El Salvador 77.51 compare
  3. 72 Mongolia 77.32 compare
  4. 74 Eswatini 77.07 compare
  5. 75 South Sudan 76.75 compare
  6. 76 Montenegro 76.67 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Greece?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Greece was 77.14 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 77.76 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 76.89 in 2018.
How does Greece rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Greece ranks 73rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed

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, as well as the postfiling procedures to request and process a VAT refund claim and to comply with and complete a corporate income tax correction. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.