Business climate in Greece

Greece ranks #36 of 54 on the overall business climate (score 51). Its strongest suit is red tape, followed by momentum; the weakest is business taxes.

Red tape71 / 100Momentum64 / 100Energy prices45 / 100Rule of law41 / 100Business taxes38 / 100
DriverScoreRankMeasures
Red tape and ease of doing business71 #17 of 54Regulatory framework (World Bank B-READY 2025): 79 (2025); Business entry (B-READY): 94 (2025); Public services for business (B-READY): 67 (2025); Days to start a business (Doing Business): 13 (2017); Procedures to start a business (Doing Business): 4.00 (2017); Ease of doing business rank (Doing Business, 1 = easiest of 190): 67 (2017)
Rule of law and legal certainty41 #40 of 54Liberal democracy (V-Dem): 0.57 (2025); Corruption perceptions score (higher = cleaner): 50 (2025); Strength of legal rights for borrowers and lenders: 3.00 (2017); Dispute resolution (B-READY): 60 (2025)
Taxes on business38 #39 of 53Corporate income tax rate (headline): 22 (2026); Total tax and contribution rate on commercial profits: 52 (2017); Taxation administration (B-READY): 57 (2025)
Cost of capital––Access to finance (B-READY): 63 (2025)
Energy prices for business45 #17 of 31Business electricity price (Eurostat, 500-1,999 MWh a year): 0.17 (2025)
Growth momentum and investment trend64 #9 of 53Real GDP growth, average of the last five years: 4.09 (2025); Growth trend: last three years against 2015-2019: 0.99 (2025); Foreign direct investment, net inflows: 1.90 (2023)
2010: -5.7%102011: -9.9%112012: -8.3%122013: -2.3%132014: 0.8%142015: -0.2%152016: -0.0%162017: 1.5%172018: 2.1%182019: 2.3%192020: -9.2%202021: 8.7%212022: 5.5%222023: 2.1%232024: 2.1%242025: 2.1%25
Real GDP growth by year (World Bank). Green bars: growth; red: contraction.

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