Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Greece

Greece: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 62.5% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
62.5%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 191 countries
All-time high
74.4%
in 2013
All-time low
59.1%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Greece, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 59.12006: 66.12007: 672008: 70.42009: 70.42010: 70.42011: 71.52012: 74.22013: 74.42014: 64.32015: 65.92016: 64.22017: 62.82018: 62.52019: 62.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Greece recorded 62.5% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.

That represents a change of down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Greece peaked at 74.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 59.1%, in 2005.

That places Greece 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Greece, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 59.1%
2006 66.1% +11.9%
2007 67.0% +1.3%
2008 70.4% +5.1%
2009 70.4% +0.0%
2010 70.4% -0.0%
2011 71.5% +1.6%
2012 74.2% +3.8%
2013 74.4% +0.3%
2014 64.3% -13.7%
2015 65.9% +2.6%
2016 64.2% -2.6%
2017 62.8% -2.3%
2018 62.5% -0.5%
2019 62.5% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66.6% 59.1% 70.4% 5
2010s 67.3% 62.5% 74.4% 10

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 154 Côte d'Ivoire 65.2% compare
  2. 155 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 64.2% compare
  3. 156 Austria 63.1% compare
  4. 158 Belarus 60.1% compare
  5. 159 Congo 58.7% compare
  6. 160 Mali 58.4% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Greece?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Greece was 62.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 74.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 59.1% in 2005.
How does Greece rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Greece ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
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Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.