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Greece

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Audit Oversight Bodies

Public audit-oversight bodies (POBs) and IFIAR membership by country

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IFIAR member

Hellenic Accounting and Auditing Standards Oversight Board (HAASOB / ELTE)

PAO: Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Greece · ~90 registered audit firms · ~1100 registered auditors · IFIAR member. HAASOB independent since 2016. Institute of Certified Auditors of Greece (SOEL) is the PAO

Sustainability Framework Adoption

Sustainability-reporting standards adopted by country (ESRS, ISSB, GRI, TCFD)

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ESRS (EU)

ESRS

Large PIEs · FY 2024 (Wave 1)

Professional Accountancy Organisations

Accountancy bodies (PAOs) and their IFAC membership, by country

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IFAC member

Institute of Certified Public Accountants (SOEL)

IFAC member · Accountancy Europe · Founded 1993

Company Registry Portals

Where company financial statements are filed and published, by country

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All entities

General Commercial Registry – GEMI Business Portal

All commercial companies (AE, EPE, IKE, OE, EE) · Financial statements publicly accessible; mandatory for all corporate entities

Accountant & Auditor Salaries

Gross annual pay of accountants and external auditors, in US dollars (2026)

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$7,500–20,000

Accountant: $13,950 a year

  • Accountant: $13,950 a year (modelled estimate)
  • External auditor: $19,229 a year (modelled estimate)
  • Average for all jobs: $18,852 a year

Modelled values use global occupational multipliers; use as directional estimates.

Gross pay in nominal US dollars (2026), not adjusted for living costs.

Country Challenges

The main challenge for accounting and audit in each country, from public evidence (2026)

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Audit quality

Quality measurement

  • Evidence: Provisional inference — inferred from a reform, transition or narrow study
  • Scope: Statutory audit

HAASOB's initial audit quality indicator survey demonstrates a developing framework for measuring quality drivers.

Source: 012/2026 – HAASOB Report on the Results of the Survey on “Audit Quality Indicators (AQIs)” – ΕΛΤΕ (government or regulator)

GDP per Capita

GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 — World Bank Open Data

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High income · over $14,005

$26,948

GDP per capita (current US$), 2025 · High income · over $14,005

Accounting History

Milestones in accounting and auditing, from clay tokens to sustainability reporting

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Standards & regulationc. 500 BCE · Athens · Public sector

Public financial accountability in Athens

Athenian public officials were subject to financial accounting and scrutiny, an early example of institutionalized accountability for public funds.

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