Paying taxes: Payments in Greece

Greece: Paying taxes: Payments was 8 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
8 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
149th
of 187 countries
All-time high
19 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
8 number per year
in 2008
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Greece, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 19 number per year2006: 19 number per year2007: 19 number per year2008: 8 number per year2009: 8 number per year2010: 8 number per year2011: 8 number per year2012: 8 number per year2013: 8 number per year2014: 8 number per year2015: 8 number per year2016: 8 number per year2017: 8 number per year2018: 8 number per year2019: 8 number per year

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 149th of 187 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 149 Canada 8 number per year compare
  2. 149 Czechia 8 number per year compare
  3. 149 Ecuador 8 number per year compare
  4. 149 Estonia 8 number per year compare
  5. 149 Finland 8 number per year compare
  6. 149 Guatemala 8 number per year compare
  7. 149 Malta 8 number per year compare
  8. 149 Mauritius 8 number per year compare
  9. 149 Peru 8 number per year compare
  10. 149 Portugal 8 number per year compare
  11. 149 Slovakia 8 number per year compare
  12. 149 Tunisia 8 number per year compare

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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 149th out of 187 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

Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
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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.