Paying taxes: Profit tax in Greece

Greece: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 23.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
23.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 190 countries
All-time high
23.0%
in 2017
All-time low
11.2%
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Greece, 2005–2019

05101520252005201220192005: 21.5 % of profits2006: 16.9 % of profits2007: 16.4 % of profits2008: 14.1 % of profits2009: 14.1 % of profits2010: 14.1 % of profits2011: 13.5 % of profits2012: 11.2 % of profits2013: 11.2 % of profits2014: 19 % of profits2015: 19.7 % of profits2016: 22.4 % of profits2017: 23 % of profits2018: 23 % of profits2019: 23 % of profits

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Greece, 2005 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 16.6% 14.1% 21.5% 5
2010s 18.0% 11.2% 23.0% 10

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 37 Solomon Islands 23.3% compare
  2. 38 Germany 23.2% compare
  3. 38 Papua New Guinea 23.2% compare
  4. 40 Syria 23.0% compare
  5. 42 Haiti 22.8% compare
  6. 43 Peru 22.7% compare

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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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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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.