Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Greece
Greece: Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) was 12.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross domestic savings in Greece, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Greece recorded 12.7% for gross domestic savings in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic savings in Greece peaked at 34.1% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2020.
Greece ranks 128th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Gross domestic savings (% of GDP) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.7% | — |
| 1961 | 16.5% | +40.4% |
| 1962 | 15.4% | -6.6% |
| 1963 | 18.8% | +21.9% |
| 1964 | 19.3% | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 21.6% | +11.5% |
| 1966 | 22.3% | +3.3% |
| 1967 | 20.7% | -7.0% |
| 1968 | 21.2% | +2.1% |
| 1969 | 24.7% | +16.8% |
| 1970 | 25.1% | +1.5% |
| 1971 | 26.8% | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 29.9% | +11.7% |
| 1973 | 34.1% | +14.0% |
| 1974 | 27.7% | -18.9% |
| 1975 | 26.1% | -5.5% |
| 1976 | 27.9% | +6.7% |
| 1977 | 24.3% | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 24.4% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 24.7% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 23.2% | -6.2% |
| 1981 | 20.5% | -11.5% |
| 1982 | 20.6% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 18.7% | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 20.7% | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 21.0% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 21.3% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 16.7% | -21.8% |
| 1988 | 18.4% | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 16.5% | -10.2% |
| 1990 | 15.1% | -8.3% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +6.9% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 14.0% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 14.7% | +4.9% |
| 1995 | 13.4% | -9.0% |
| 1996 | 13.6% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 14.4% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 14.2% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 15.0% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 14.6% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 14.4% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 16.0% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 16.6% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 13.8% | -16.7% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +21.3% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -6.5% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | -14.9% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | -24.9% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | -21.9% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -7.1% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | +25.8% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +9.4% |
| 2015 | 11.1% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 11.0% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 6.1% | -42.2% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +62.5% |
| 2022 | 9.2% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 11.4% | +24.3% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 12.7% | -0.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 12.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 25.7%, 49% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Greece's 12.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.2%, 52% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.2% | 11.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.1% | 24.3% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.8% | 16.5% | 23.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 13.4% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.6% | 10.0% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.2% | 7.8% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 6.1% | 12.7% | 6 |
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- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 181.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 289.76 units per person (2025)
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- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic savings in Greece?
- Gross domestic savings in Greece was 12.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross domestic savings recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 34.1% in 1973.
- What is the lowest gross domestic savings recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2020.
- How does Greece rank for gross domestic savings?
- Greece ranks 128th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross domestic savings rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Gross domestic savings (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings are calculated as GDP less final consumption expenditure (total consumption). 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.