Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Greece
Greece: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -47.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
-47.3%
Change on year
up 6.9%
World rank
155th
of 162 countries
All-time high
-43.1%
in 2006
All-time low
-61.4%
in 2013
Years of data
24
2000–2023
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Greece stood at -47.3%.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Greece peaked at -43.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, -61.4%, in 2013.
Greece ranks 155th of 162 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -44.4% | — |
| 2001 | -43.8% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | -43.2% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | -43.2% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | -44.6% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | -43.9% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | -43.1% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | -44.7% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | -47.9% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | -52.0% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | -51.1% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | -54.8% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | -57.4% | +4.7% |
| 2013 | -61.4% | +6.9% |
| 2014 | -49.7% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | -52.2% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | -48.9% | -6.4% |
| 2017 | -47.7% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | -48.0% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | -46.9% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | -58.1% | +23.7% |
| 2021 | -54.8% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | -50.8% | -7.4% |
| 2023 | -47.3% | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -45.1% | -52.0% | -43.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -51.8% | -61.4% | -46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | -52.8% | -58.1% | -47.3% | 4 |
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More economy & growth data for Greece
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3492 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 9,411 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2999 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 8,082 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 15.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1688 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Greece?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Greece was -47.3% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was -43.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -61.4% in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Greece ranks 155th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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