According to the OECD, the average gross wages across Europe ranged from €18,590 in Turkey to €107,487 in Switzerland in 2025.

Real disposable income rises 3.3% quarter-on-quarter as wage gains and property income drive strongest performance among advanced economies

The rate of return on foreign direct investment exceeded 6% in 2023, broadly in line with returns recorded in the UK, Germany, and France.

The improvements were described by Deputy Economy and Finance Minister Thanos Petralias, citing what he called “four reforms in one”

In an announcement, the interior ministry said the country also recorded the fifth-best performance in terms of policy design quality and the second-highest rate of implementation of anti-corruption actions

Joblessness fell sharply over the year, though the country still ranks among the bloc’s highest, while overall unemployment across advanced economies stayed broadly stable

Greek education has made strides in essential education reforms aimed at modernizing its education system, an OECD review suggests. Among others, the report sheds light on the incorporation of internal and external assessments of schools, reinforcing he role of educational means through new responsibilities and leading roles, as well as investing in digital transformation. The […]

Greek patients face some of the highest out-of-pocket costs and unmet medical needs in the OECD, underscoring persistent gaps in access, funding, and low confidence in the health system

The east Mediterranean country placed 23rd out of 38 OECD member-states, according to a report for 2024

According to the OECD, Greece’s 2024 tax policy focused on 3 main areas: social security contributions, property taxation, and the alignment of taxation with environmental and tourism objectives.

While the average employment rate for OECD countries reached 72.1% for Q1 in 2025, Greece lags notably, especially for the youth, women, and older age groups.

Greece’s GDP growth is projected to reach 2% in 2025 and 2.1% in 2026, according to the latest Economic Outlook report on global economic prospects released by the OECD. According to estimates, investments will be bolstered by disbursements from the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Facility, while increases in the minimum wage are expected to support […]

According to an OECD report, a single worker without children earning an average salary in Greece faces a tax burden equivalent to 39.3% of the total cost incurred by their employer. The report, which attempts to shed light on the so-called “tax wedge” (the total amount of taxes and social security contributions borne by both […]

Regarding the country’s unemployment growth the report mentions that it is expected to slow down due to rising labor costs.

At the same time, Greece's GDP index for the second quarter of 2024, based on OECD data, was only 85.07 points, placing the country again at the bottom.

Greece scores below the OECD average in at least one subcategory for each component, including income inequality, crowded housing, gender wage gap, overtime work,

The country remained in the same spot from last year's list and is sandwiched between Belgium (26th) and Denmark (28th). For the 11th year in a row, Estonia ranked 1st on the Index

The data revealed the job rate settled at 63.9%, compared to 62.7% in the first quarter and 57.3% in 2021

According to the OECD, Greece experienced the sharpest decline in real per capita household income, which fell by 1.9%, despite a 0.9% increase in real per capita GDP.

By the fourth quarter of 2023, job vacancies per unemployed person had risen by more than 4, with the index reaching 446 units compared to 100 units in late 2019