Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Greece
Greece: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 28.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Greece, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
Greece recorded 28.3% for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in 2019.
The figure is down 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Greece peaked at 32.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2016.
That places Greece 26th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 31.7% | — |
| 2006 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 28.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 31.7% | 31.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 30.0% | 27.7% | 32.2% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Greece
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Greece?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Greece was 28.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2016.
- How does Greece rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- Greece ranks 26th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.