Paying taxes: Profit tax in Greece
Greece: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 23.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Greece, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: profit tax in Greece is 23.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Greece peaked at 23.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2012.
Greece ranks 40th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.5% | — |
| 2006 | 16.9% | -21.4% |
| 2007 | 16.4% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 14.1% | -14.0% |
| 2009 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | -17.0% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | +69.6% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 23.0% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.6% | 14.1% | 21.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 11.2% | 23.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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: profit tax in Greece?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Greece was 23.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 23.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2012.
- How does Greece rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Greece ranks 40th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. 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: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.