Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Greece
Greece: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 2.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Greece, 1970–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Greece is 2.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 35.4% on the previous year and up 128.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Greece peaked at 3.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, -0.0%, in 2000.
Greece ranks 81st of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4% | — |
| 1971 | 0.3% | -24.4% |
| 1972 | 0.3% | +13.2% |
| 1973 | 0.3% | -14.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3% | -4.7% |
| 1975 | 0.1% | -68.2% |
| 1976 | 1.0% | +1063.7% |
| 1977 | 1.1% | +9.3% |
| 1978 | 1.0% | -9.6% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | +16.4% |
| 1980 | 1.2% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 1.0% | -16.0% |
| 1982 | 0.8% | -19.6% |
| 1983 | 0.9% | +11.3% |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +13.7% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -7.5% |
| 1986 | 0.8% | -10.6% |
| 1987 | 1.1% | +24.5% |
| 1988 | 1.2% | +14.3% |
| 1989 | 1.0% | -20.1% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | +8.1% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 1.0% | -8.8% |
| 1993 | 0.9% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.9% | -6.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 0.7% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1% | -92.8% |
| 1999 | 0.1% | +18.3% |
| 2000 | -0.0% | -110.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | -123.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +1401.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +3043.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | +27.8% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | -68.9% |
| 2006 | 2.0% | +607.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6% | -69.0% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | +162.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -48.2% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -78.8% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | +114.5% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +80.5% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +78.9% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -43.4% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +114.3% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +22.8% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +27.8% |
| 2020 | 1.7% | -28.4% |
| 2021 | 3.0% | +74.7% |
| 2022 | 3.7% | +22.5% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | -47.4% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +35.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.1% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | -0.0% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 1.7% | 3.7% | 5 |
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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 capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1307 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,523 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4399 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 11,854 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3893 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Greece?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Greece was 2.6% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 3.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Greece ranks 81st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.