Wealth and income percentiles in Greece
How much net worth or income does it take to be in the top 10% or top 1% in Greece? Model estimates for 8.1 million adults aged 20+, reference level 2025.
Net worth thresholds in Greece
Net worth is private assets (property, deposits, securities, business ownership) minus debt, per adult. Thresholds show the minimum net worth needed to belong to each group.
| Group of adults | Threshold, EUR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | EUR 59,800 | USD 67,000 |
| Top 10% | EUR 288,000 | USD 323,000 |
| Top 5% | EUR 481,000 | USD 539,000 |
| Top 1% | EUR 1,250,000 | USD 1,400,000 |
| Top 0.1% | EUR 4,160,000 | USD 4,660,000 |
| Average (mean) | EUR 128,000 | USD 143,000 |
Income thresholds in Greece
Income is a harmonized pre-tax economic income per adult used for cross-country comparison. It is broader than wages and includes capital income, pensions and some imputed components.
| Group of adults | Threshold, EUR | Threshold, USD |
|---|---|---|
| Median (top 50%) | EUR 20,500 | USD 22,900 |
| Top 10% | EUR 44,100 | USD 49,400 |
| Top 5% | EUR 58,500 | USD 65,500 |
| Top 1% | EUR 119,000 | USD 133,000 |
| Top 0.1% | EUR 421,000 | USD 472,000 |
| Average (mean) | EUR 25,800 | USD 28,900 |
Greece in a global context
Greece has 0.15% of the world’s adults. About 25.6% of them are in the world’s top 10% by net worth and 1.1% are in the global top 1%. By income, the shares are 16.7% and 0.67%.
The median adult in Greece is in the global top 18.1% by net worth and the global top 17.6% by income. Greece is home to about 0.16% of the world’s top 1% by net worth.
Data quality and sources
The curves for Greece are built from the World Inequality Database’s 127-percentile estimates (2026 update), which combine tax records, surveys and national accounts; where a country has few direct sources, WID fills gaps from similar countries. The score shows how much direct national data stands behind the estimates, from 1 (strong direct national sources) to 5 (mainly imputed). The notes describe the national sources we have reviewed.
| Measure | Score | National data reviewed |
|---|---|---|
| Net worth | 2 | ECB HFCS provides 10 direct harmonized household net-worth thresholds (p10–p95). Survey coverage is strong, but it is not individual wealth and the extreme tail is modelled. |
| Income | 2 | ECB HFCS provides 10 direct harmonized household thresholds (p10–p95). This is a strong source track, but a household is not personal wage/income and the curve requires interpolation. |
The advanced tool also offers national source tracks for Greece based on official statistics (Advanced options → Comparison basis). They use their own definitions and are not added to the global total.
Amounts are converted at fixed exchange rates of 2026-10-09; they do not adjust for purchasing power. Thresholds in the extreme top are modelled and uncertain.
Frequently asked questions
How much net worth do you need to be in the top 1% in Greece?
About EUR 1,250,000 in net worth (assets minus debt) per adult, according to the WealthPercentile model for 2025. The top 10% starts at about EUR 288,000.
What is the median income in Greece?
The median adult in Greece has a broad pre-tax economic income of about EUR 20,500 a year. This measure is broader than wages: it includes capital income and some imputed components, so it is higher than a typical payslip.
How many adults in Greece are in the global top 1%?
About 1.1% of adults in Greece are in the world’s top 1% by net worth, and 0.67% by income.
How reliable are these numbers?
They are model estimates. The data-quality score for Greece is 2/5 for net worth and 2/5 for income, where 1 means strong direct source coverage and 5 means mainly modelled.