Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Greece
Greece: Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap was 59.36 Rate in 2025. ▼ Falling
Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Greece, 2001–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Rate.
Analysis
Greece recorded 59.36 Rate for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in 2025.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Greece peaked at 74.1 Rate in 2008 and was at its lowest, 42.4 Rate, in 2023.
That places Greece 41st out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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
| Year | Rate | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 62.8 Rate | — |
| 2002 | 62.2 Rate | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 64 Rate | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 58.7 Rate | -8.3% |
| 2005 | 61.4 Rate | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 62 Rate | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 65.6 Rate | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 74.1 Rate | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 73.3 Rate | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 59.5 Rate | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 61 Rate | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 54 Rate | -11.5% |
| 2013 | 54.3 Rate | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 54.1 Rate | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 54.1 Rate | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.4 Rate | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 56.6 Rate | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.5 Rate | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 56.1 Rate | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 60.5 Rate | +7.8% |
| 2021 | 57.5 Rate | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 56 Rate | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 42.4 Rate | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 59.81 Rate | +41.1% |
| 2025 | 59.36 Rate | -0.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 59.36 Rate is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 76.31 Rate, 78% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Greece's 59.36 Rate is below the median for high income countries, which is 76.12 Rate, 78% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +41.1% | 42.4 Rate | 59.81 Rate |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.9 Rate | 58.7 Rate | 74.1 Rate | 9 |
| 2010s | 56.26 Rate | 54 Rate | 61 Rate | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.93 Rate | 42.4 Rate | 60.5 Rate | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 38 Türkiye 61.2 Rate compare
- 39 United States 59.7 Rate compare
- 39 United States 59.7 Rate compare
- 42 United Kingdom 57.8 Rate compare
- 42 United Kingdom 57.8 Rate compare
- 44 Ireland 53.76 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 - unemployment trap in Greece?
- Tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap in Greece was 59.36 Rate 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 74.1 Rate in 2008.
- What is the lowest tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4 Rate in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for tax rate on low wage earners - unemployment trap?
- Greece ranks 41st out of 44 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 9.7%. 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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