Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Greece
Greece: Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs was 30.5 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
30.5 Rate
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 44 countries
All-time high
39.5 Rate
in 2011
All-time low
30.5 Rate
in 2024
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
In 2025, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Greece stood at 30.5 Rate. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Greece peaked at 39.5 Rate in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30.5 Rate, in 2024.
Greece ranks 35th of 44 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Greece, year by year
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.9 Rate | — |
| 2001 | 35.3 Rate | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 35.6 Rate | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 35.1 Rate | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 36.1 Rate | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 35.5 Rate | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 36.4 Rate | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 36.5 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 36.3 Rate | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 36.5 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 35.8 Rate | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 39.5 Rate | +10.3% |
| 2012 | 39.4 Rate | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 37 Rate | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 36.1 Rate | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 34.6 Rate | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 35.8 Rate | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 36 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 36.2 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 36.3 Rate | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 33.8 Rate | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 32.7 Rate | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 33.9 Rate | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 34.7 Rate | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 30.5 Rate | -12.1% |
| 2025 | 30.5 Rate | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.92 Rate | 35.1 Rate | 36.5 Rate | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.67 Rate | 34.6 Rate | 39.5 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.68 Rate | 30.5 Rate | 34.7 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 32 Japan 31.5 Rate compare
- 33 Netherlands 30.7 Rate compare
- 33 Netherlands 30.7 Rate compare
- 36 Iceland 27.7 Rate compare
- 37 United States of America 27.5 Rate compare
- 37 United States 27.5 Rate compare
More work & labour data for Greece
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.6524 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6597 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6447 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate -0.3231 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,753 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 3,061 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 3,215 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 6,276 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Greece?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs in Greece was 30.5 Rate in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 39.5 Rate in 2011.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5 Rate in 2024.
- How does Greece rank for tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs?
- Greece ranks 35th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tax rate on low wage earners - tax wedge on labour costs. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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