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Income inequality in Greece #greeceinnumbers greeceinnumbers.com/en-gb/Li… The richest 20% of the population (Q5) receives almost 40% of total disposable income, that is income after taxes and social contributions, including pensions and social benefits
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The Gini coefficient measures overall income inequality, ranging from 0 (perfect equality) to 100 (maximum inequality). In 2025, it stood at 31.6, significantly below its levels during the economic crisis.
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Greece in Numbers aims to support evidence-based public debate by presenting data in a neutral way, without advancing specific interpretations.
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Εισοδηματική ανισότητα στην Ελλάδα #greeceinnumbers greeceinnumbers.com/el/Livin… Το πλουσιότερο 20% του πληθυσμού (Q5) λαμβάνει σχεδόν το 40% του συνολικού διαθέσιμου εισοδήματος
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Ο δείκτης Gini αποτυπώνει τη συνολική εισοδηματική ανισότητα, με τιμές από 0 (απόλυτη ισότητα) έως 100 (μέγιστη ανισότητα). Το 2025 διαμορφώθηκε στο 31,6, σημαντικά χαμηλότερα από τα επίπεδα της οικονομικής κρίσης.
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Το Greece in Numbers στοχεύει να ενισχύσει τον δημόσιο διάλογο με τεκμηριωμένα στοιχεία, παρουσιάζοντας τα δεδομένα με ουδέτερο τρόπο χωρίς να προωθεί συγκεκριμένες ερμηνείες.
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Although microenterprises accounted for 42% of employment, they generated only 23% of total value added. By contrast, large enterprises accounted for 18% of employment but generated 35% of value added.
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These differences reflect substantial variation in productivity. In 2024, average value added per person employed in the business economy was €30,000. In microenterprises, it was approximately half that amount (€16K), while in large enterprises it was twice the average (€60K)
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Greece in Numbers aims to support evidence-based public debate by presenting data in a neutral way, without advancing specific interpretations.
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90% of enterprises are microenterprises, employing up to 9 people. Only 50,000 enterprises employ 10 or more people.
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In 2024, 42% of people employed in the business economy worked in microenterprises, down from 60% ten years earlier. Another 25% worked in small enterprises (10–49 persons employed), 14% in medium-sized enterprises (50–249), and 18% in large enterprises (250 or more).
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Enterprises in Greece: Number, Size, Employment and Productivity #greeceinnumbers greeceinnumbers.com/en-gb/Se… Approximately 965,000 enterprises operate in Greece.
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In 2024, 88,000 new enterprises were created in the business economy, while 38,000 ceased operations, resulting in a net increase of 50,000 enterprises.
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