Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Greece
Greece: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person was 1.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Greece stood at 1.7%.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 188.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Greece peaked at 7.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -9.0%, in 2020.
That places Greece 95th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.8% | — |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +71.5% |
| 2002 | 3.0% | -36.6% |
| 2003 | 3.9% | +28.9% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | -0.2% | -105.1% |
| 2006 | 4.0% | -1843.5% |
| 2007 | 2.7% | -31.7% |
| 2008 | -1.1% | -141.6% |
| 2009 | -3.1% | +176.3% |
| 2010 | -2.7% | -14.0% |
| 2011 | -2.6% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -137.8% |
| 2013 | 3.1% | +217.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -77.8% |
| 2015 | -1.9% | -381.2% |
| 2016 | -1.5% | -23.2% |
| 2017 | -0.8% | -45.6% |
| 2018 | -0.2% | -79.0% |
| 2019 | -0.4% | +152.9% |
| 2020 | -9.0% | +1986.0% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | -183.7% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | -80.3% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +43.9% |
| 2024 | 1.6% | -23.9% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | -3.1% | 4.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.5% | -2.7% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | -9.0% | 7.5% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 41.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 762.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 4,914 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1614 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Greece?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Greece was 1.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 7.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.0% in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Greece ranks 95th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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