GDP per capita growth in Greece
Greece: GDP per capita growth was 2.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP per capita growth in Greece, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 2.0% for gdp per capita growth in 2025.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and up 360.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita growth in Greece peaked at 12.3% in 1961 and was at its lowest, -9.7%, in 2011.
Greece ranks 116th of 213 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.
GDP per capita growth in Greece, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.3% | — |
| 1962 | -0.2% | -101.9% |
| 1963 | 11.4% | -5040.7% |
| 1964 | 9.0% | -21.1% |
| 1965 | 10.3% | +13.7% |
| 1966 | 5.7% | -44.3% |
| 1967 | 4.8% | -15.7% |
| 1968 | 6.5% | +35.2% |
| 1969 | 11.2% | +71.4% |
| 1970 | 8.7% | -22.2% |
| 1971 | 7.4% | -15.1% |
| 1972 | 9.4% | +28.1% |
| 1973 | 7.6% | -19.5% |
| 1974 | -6.8% | -189.2% |
| 1975 | 5.4% | -179.2% |
| 1976 | 5.2% | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 1.6% | -69.1% |
| 1978 | 5.9% | +264.2% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | -65.9% |
| 1980 | -0.3% | -115.3% |
| 1981 | -2.4% | +692.6% |
| 1982 | -1.7% | -28.5% |
| 1983 | -1.7% | -5.0% |
| 1984 | 1.5% | -191.0% |
| 1985 | 2.1% | +40.5% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -91.2% |
| 1987 | -2.6% | -1491.8% |
| 1988 | 3.9% | -251.2% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | -16.6% |
| 1990 | -1.1% | -132.3% |
| 1991 | 1.9% | -277.7% |
| 1992 | -0.1% | -103.5% |
| 1993 | -2.2% | +3183.8% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | -168.5% |
| 1995 | 1.6% | +8.9% |
| 1996 | 0.9% | -42.3% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +230.2% |
| 1998 | 2.9% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 2.3% | -20.9% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | +63.9% |
| 2001 | 4.1% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 5.5% | +28.9% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | -7.7% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -82.7% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | +590.3% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -47.0% |
| 2008 | -0.2% | -106.4% |
| 2009 | -4.4% | +2003.7% |
| 2010 | -5.8% | +33.0% |
| 2011 | -9.7% | +67.5% |
| 2012 | -7.8% | -19.6% |
| 2013 | -1.6% | -80.1% |
| 2014 | 1.5% | -193.9% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | -70.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -10.8% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | +335.0% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | +35.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | -9.0% | -477.4% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | -210.8% |
| 2022 | 6.9% | -31.2% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | -64.5% |
| 2024 | 2.1% | -13.4% |
| 2025 | 2.0% | -5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.9% | -0.2% | 12.3% | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.6% | -6.8% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2% | -2.6% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.1% | -2.2% | 3.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.8% | -4.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.6% | -9.7% | 2.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | -9.0% | 10.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 gdp per capita growth in Greece?
- Gdp per capita growth in Greece was 2.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp per capita growth recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 1961.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita growth recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -9.7% in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for gdp per capita growth?
- Greece ranks 116th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita growth rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 360.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 GDP per capita growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.