Greece vs Italy: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap

Greece
75.64 Rate
in 2025
Italy
77.41 Rate
in 2025
Greece rank
25th
Italy rank
23rd

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap over time

  • Greece
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 77.41 Rate against 75.64 Rate in Greece, a difference of 1.77 Rate.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Greece ahead.

Greece ranks 25th and Italy ranks 23rd of 44 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 64.9 Rate 67.66 Rate 2.76 Rate Italy
2010s 56.26 Rate 80.21 Rate 23.95 Rate Italy
2020s 61.09 Rate 77.93 Rate 16.83 Rate Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap, Greece or Italy?
Italy, at 77.41 Rate against 75.64 Rate in Greece as of 2025.
What is the difference in tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap between Greece and Italy?
1.77 Rate, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
25 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2025.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Greece ranks 25th and Italy ranks 23rd of 44 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap
Unit
Rate
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
49 places, 1,050 data points, 2001–2025
Last refreshed