Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Greece
Greece: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 19.4% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
19.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
10th
of 189 countries
All-time high
19.4%
in 2016
All-time low
16.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Greece, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Greece stood at 19.4%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Greece peaked at 19.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2008.
That places Greece 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 16.0% | — |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +17.1% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 19.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 16.0%, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Greece's 19.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.7%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 16.0% | 16.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 19.0% | 18.7% | 19.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Greece?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Greece was 19.4% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 19.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Greece ranks 10th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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