Greece vs OECD members: Expense
Greece
47.3%
in 2023
OECD members
30.4%
in 2023
Greece rank
7th
OECD members rank
9th
Expense over time
- Greece
- OECD members
How they compare
Greece currently reports 47.3% against 30.4% in OECD members, a difference of 16.9%.
That makes Greece's figure about 1.6 times OECD members's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was OECD members ahead.
Greece ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 9th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and OECD members in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | OECD members | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.7% | 21.5% | 2.8% | OECD members |
| 1980s | 31.2% | 25.3% | 5.9% | Greece |
| 1990s | 43.9% | 25.7% | 18.2% | Greece |
| 2000s | 45.1% | 26.3% | 18.7% | Greece |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 28.0% | 23.8% | Greece |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 31.9% | 20.9% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher expense, Greece or OECD members?
- Greece, at 47.3% against 30.4% in OECD members as of 2023.
- What is the difference in expense between Greece and OECD members?
- 16.9%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and OECD members?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2023.
- How do Greece and OECD members rank globally for expense?
- Greece ranks 7th and OECD members ranks 9th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.