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Greece vs Sweden: tax rates compared

Sweden has an income tax rate of 52.4%, 8.4pp 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%SE 52.4%
Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece44%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Sweden52.4%Source: OECD Tax Database — Top statutory personal income tax rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−8.4 ppSweden higherlargest gap on this page

Corporate Tax

0102030405060World avg 22.6%GR 22%SE 20.6%
Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece22%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Sweden20.6%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference+1.4 ppGreece higher

Greece has a corporate tax rate of 22%, 1.4pp above Sweden's 20.6%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit below it.

VAT

0102030405060World avg 19.5%GR 24%SE 25%
VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Greece24%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Greece (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-16
Sweden25%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Sweden (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-17
Difference−1 ppSweden higher

Sweden has a VAT rate of 25%, 1pp above Greece's 24%. The 37-country average is 19.5%: both sit above it. Greece's figure is dated 2026-02-16 and Sweden's 2025-12-17, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

0102030405060World avg 0.1%GR 0%SE 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
Sweden0%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Sweden (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-02-09
Difference0 ppdisplayed rates match

Greece and Sweden share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.

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