Paying taxes: Payments in Greece
Greece: Paying taxes: Payments was 8 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Payments in Greece, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments in Greece is 8 number per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Greece peaked at 19 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8 number per year, in 2008.
Greece ranks 152nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Payments in Greece, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 19 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 19 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 8 number per year | -57.9% |
| 2009 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 number per year | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 8 number per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 80% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Greece's 8 number per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 number per year, 80% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.6 number per year | 8 number per year | 19 number per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 8 number per year | 8 number per year | 8 number per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 152 Canada 8 number per year compare
- 152 Czechia 8 number per year compare
- 152 Ecuador 8 number per year compare
- 152 Estonia 8 number per year compare
- 152 Finland 8 number per year compare
- 152 Guatemala 8 number per year compare
- 152 Malta 8 number per year compare
- 152 Mauritius 8 number per year compare
- 152 Peru 8 number per year compare
- 152 Portugal 8 number per year compare
- 152 Slovakia 8 number per year compare
- 152 Tunisia 8 number per year compare
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- 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: payments in Greece?
- Paying taxes: payments in Greece was 8 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 19 number per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 number per year in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for paying taxes: payments?
- Greece ranks 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.