Tax revenue as a share of GDP fell 3.74% to 26.6% in Greece in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, tax revenue as a share of GDP in Greece reached an all time high of 27.7% in 2022 and an all time low of 12.5% in 1981. When compared to Greece's main peers, tax revenue as a share of GDP in Albania amounted to 17.8%, 20.5% in Bulgaria, 17.9% in Macedonia and 18.5% in Turkey in 2023.
Greece has been ranked 6th within the group of 83 countries we follow in terms of tax revenue as a share of GDP, 10 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Tax Revenue (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Albania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.5% | 18.3% | 17.9% | 16.9% | 18.1% | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria | % | 20.5% | 19.9% | 20.6% | 20.2% | 20.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Greece | % | 26.7% | 27.1% | 25.9% | 25.0% | 25.6% | ||||||||||||||||
| Iran | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||
| Iraq | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2.69% | 1.98% | 1.34% | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||
| Kosovo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Macedonia | % | ... | ... | 17.2% | 17.6% | 17.1% | 16.1% | 17.4% | ||||||||||||||
| Montenegro | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Romania | % | 15.6% | 14.4% | 14.5% | 14.1% | 14.9% | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Serbia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.1% | 22.6% | 23.0% | 22.4% | 19.7% | ... | |||||||||||
| Turkey | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17.7% | 17.3% | 16.5% | 17.7% | 17.9% |
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