Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Greece
Greece: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 81.2% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
81.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 189 countries
All-time high
85.7%
in 2010
All-time low
73.5%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Greece, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Greece stood at 81.2%.
The figure is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Greece peaked at 85.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 73.5%, in 2008.
Greece ranks 14th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 73.5% | — |
| 2010 | 85.7% | +16.6% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 80.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 81.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greece's 81.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.3%, 1.1× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.5% | 73.5% | 73.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 80.0% | 85.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 81.2% | 81.2% | 81.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Greece?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Greece was 81.2% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.5% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Greece ranks 14th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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