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Greece vs Ireland: tax rates compared

Ireland's income tax rate is 4pp higher than Greece's (48% vs 44%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.

Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.

At a glance

0102030405060Income44%48%Corporate12.5%22%VAT23%24%Capital Gains0%33%Wealth Tax0%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax GR IEDifference
Income Tax44%48%IE +4 pp
Corporate Tax22%12.5%GR +9.5 pp
VAT24%23%GR +1 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%33%IE +33 pplargest gap
Wealth Tax0%0%match

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece44%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Ireland48%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−4 ppIreland higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece22%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Ireland12.5%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+9.5 ppGreece higher

Greece's corporate tax rate is 9.5pp higher than Ireland's (22% vs 12.5%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece24%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Greece (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-16
Ireland23%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ireland (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-06
Difference+1 ppGreece higher

Greece's VAT rate is 1pp higher than Ireland's (24% vs 23%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Greece (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-02-16
Ireland33%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ireland (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-03-06
Difference−33 ppIreland higher

Ireland's capital gains tax rate is 33pp higher than Greece's (33% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Greece sits below it, Ireland sits above it.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-02-16
Ireland0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ireland (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-06
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Greece's wealth tax rate is identical to Ireland's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.