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Greece vs Netherlands: tax rates compared

Netherlands has an income tax rate of 49.5%, 5.5pp above Greece's 44%. The 37-country average is 43.2%: both sit above it.

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

Income Tax

0102030405060World avg 43.2%GR 44%NL 49.5%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece44%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Netherlands49.5%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−5.5 ppNetherlands higherlargest gap on this page

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%GR 22%NL 25.8%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece22%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Netherlands25.8%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−3.8 ppNetherlands higher

Netherlands has a corporate tax rate of 25.8%, 3.8pp above Greece's 22%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Greece sits below it, Netherlands sits above it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%GR 24%NL 21%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece24%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Greece (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-16
Netherlands21%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Netherlands (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-05-29
Difference+3 ppGreece higher

Greece has a VAT rate of 24%, 3pp above Netherlands's 21%. The 37-country average is 19.5%: both sit above it.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%GR 0%NL 0%
Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Net wealth/worth tax rates (quick chart) · as of 2026-02-16
Netherlands0%Source: Belastingdienst — Box 3 (income from savings and investments) · as of 2025-01-01
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Greece and Netherlands share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Greece's figure is dated 2026-02-16 and Netherlands's 2025-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.