Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Greece

Greece: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 75.64 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
75.64
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
21st
of 33 countries
All-time high
75.64
in 2025
All-time low
42.4
in 2023
Years of data
25
2001–2025

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Greece, 2001–2025

0204060802001201320252001: 62.82002: 62.22003: 642004: 58.72005: 61.42006: 622007: 65.62008: 74.12009: 73.32010: 59.52011: 612012: 542013: 54.32014: 54.12015: 54.12016: 56.42017: 56.62018: 56.52019: 56.12020: 60.52021: 57.52022: 562023: 42.42024: 74.52025: 75.6

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Greece recorded 75.64 for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 39.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Greece peaked at 75.64 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.4, in 2023.

That places Greece 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Greece, 2001 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2001 62.8
2002 62.2 -1.0%
2003 64 +2.9%
2004 58.7 -8.3%
2005 61.4 +4.6%
2006 62 +1.0%
2007 65.6 +5.8%
2008 74.1 +13.0%
2009 73.3 -1.1%
2010 59.5 -18.8%
2011 61 +2.5%
2012 54 -11.5%
2013 54.3 +0.6%
2014 54.1 -0.4%
2015 54.1 +0.0%
2016 56.4 +4.3%
2017 56.6 +0.4%
2018 56.5 -0.2%
2019 56.1 -0.7%
2020 60.5 +7.8%
2021 57.5 -5.0%
2022 56 -2.6%
2023 42.4 -24.3%
2024 74.53 +75.8%
2025 75.64 +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.9 58.7 74.1 9
2010s 56.26 54 61 10
2020s 61.09 42.4 75.64 6

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 18 Sweden 77.59 compare
  2. 19 Italy 77.41 compare
  3. 20 Austria 76.12 compare
  4. 22 Poland 72.95 compare
  5. 23 Estonia 72.88 compare
  6. 24 France 72.81 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Greece?
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Greece was 75.64 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 75.64 in 2025.
What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 42.4 in 2023.
How does Greece rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
Greece ranks 21st out of 33 countries with data for 2025.
Is tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. 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 - unemployment trap. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap
Source
Eurostat
Licence
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Coverage
39 places, 836 data points, 2001–2025
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