Final consumption expenditure in Greece
Greece: Final consumption expenditure was 87.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Final consumption expenditure in Greece, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Greece recorded 87.3% for final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Greece peaked at 93.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 1973.
That places Greece 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Final consumption expenditure in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 88.3% | — |
| 1961 | 83.5% | -5.4% |
| 1962 | 84.6% | +1.3% |
| 1963 | 81.2% | -4.0% |
| 1964 | 80.7% | -0.7% |
| 1965 | 78.4% | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 77.7% | -0.9% |
| 1967 | 79.3% | +2.0% |
| 1968 | 78.8% | -0.5% |
| 1969 | 75.3% | -4.5% |
| 1970 | 74.9% | -0.5% |
| 1971 | 73.2% | -2.2% |
| 1972 | 70.1% | -4.3% |
| 1973 | 65.9% | -6.0% |
| 1974 | 72.3% | +9.8% |
| 1975 | 73.9% | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 72.1% | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 75.7% | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 75.6% | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 75.3% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 76.8% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 79.5% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 79.4% | -0.2% |
| 1983 | 81.3% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 79.3% | -2.5% |
| 1985 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 78.7% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 83.3% | +5.9% |
| 1988 | 81.6% | -2.0% |
| 1989 | 83.5% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 84.9% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 83.9% | -1.2% |
| 1992 | 85.0% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 86.0% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 85.3% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 86.6% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 86.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 85.6% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 85.0% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 83.4% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 83.3% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 84.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 90.0% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 91.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 90.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 89.3% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 88.9% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 89.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 90.0% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 87.3% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 87.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 80.8% | 75.3% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 72.9% | 65.9% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.2% | 76.8% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 85.6% | 83.9% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.4% | 83.3% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.8% | 88.8% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.6% | 87.3% | 93.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 57 Nicaragua 87.5% compare
- 58 Madagascar 87.4% compare
- 59 Guinea-Bissau 87.3% compare
- 61 Cameroon 87.0% compare
- 62 Ethiopia 86.8% compare
- 63 South Sudan 86.5% compare
More economy & growth data for Greece
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.67 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 4.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.7632 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 20,566 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.7023 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 18,926 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 0.628 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Greece?
- Final consumption expenditure in Greece was 87.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 1973.
- How does Greece rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Greece ranks 60th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. 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.