OECD: Greece recorded the largest increase in household income in Q4 2025

Greece recorded the largest summation successful existent per capita household income — meaning income disposable for depletion oregon savings — among OECD countries successful the 4th fourth of 2025, posting a 3.3% emergence compared to the erstwhile quarter, according to information released contiguous by the Organization.

The main drivers down the summation successful existent income were higher nett income from spot and higher worker compensation, with the OECD noting that the unemployment complaint fell to its lowest level since 2009.

According to sources, the betterment successful disposable income was recorded earlier the reductions successful taxation withholdings of astatine slightest 2 percent points per taxation bracket for low- and middle-income groups came into effect. These cuts were announced astatine past year’s Thessaloniki International Fair and implemented astatine the opening of the year, portion adjacent greater alleviation measures are planned for families with children and young workers.

Greece’s show becomes adjacent much important considering that crossed each OECD subordinate countries the summation averaged conscionable 0.7%, sources added.

Notably, immoderate of the world’s largest economies remained successful what are described arsenic “shallow waters.”

For example, household per capita income successful some the United States and Germany remained stagnant, portion income declined successful 4 countries. These included 2 of Europe’s largest economies: Italy, wherever income fell by 0.9%, and France, which recorded a diminution of 0.2%.

Across the G7 countries — the world’s astir almighty economies — the summation was conscionable 0.1%.

For the full of 2025, Greece’s existent per capita household income roseate by 1.8%, much than treble the OECD mean of 0.8% and importantly higher than successful large economies specified arsenic France (0.2%), Germany (0.6%), the United Kingdom (0.7%), and Italy (0.8%). There were besides countries wherever existent per capita income declined, with notable examples including Austria (-1.8%) and Finland (-0.7%).