Greece is listed at slightly higher than the EU average of 40.0% in terms of the tax-to-GDP ratio, coming in at Greece 40.7% for the latest figures available from 2023.
France is Europe’s more-or-less unenviable “tax champion” at 45.6%, followed in close order by Belgium (44.8%), Denmark (44.7%), and Austria (43.5%).
The figure, released by Eurostat, also survey the UK, Turkey and EFTA countries.
At the other side of the spectrum from France is business-friendly Ireland, with 22.7%.
According to the data, with the exception of Iceland, the other Nordic countries record high tax-to-GDP ratios, with Finland, Sweden and Norway at 42.7%, 42.6%, and 41.8%, respectively.
Just ahead of Greece are Luxembourg (41.9%) and Italy (41.7%), while Germany (40.3%) is slightly behind but also above the EU average.
