Gross fixed capital formation in Greece
Greece: Gross fixed capital formation was 16.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross fixed capital formation in Greece, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross fixed capital formation in Greece is 16.9%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation in Greece peaked at 37.2% in 1979 and was at its lowest, 11.0%, in 2019.
Greece ranks 141st of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Gross fixed capital formation in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 23.6% | — |
| 1961 | 23.3% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 25.5% | +9.5% |
| 1963 | 22.3% | -12.8% |
| 1964 | 24.3% | +9.1% |
| 1965 | 25.2% | +3.9% |
| 1966 | 26.3% | +4.1% |
| 1967 | 25.1% | -4.3% |
| 1968 | 28.6% | +13.9% |
| 1969 | 30.0% | +4.9% |
| 1970 | 29.0% | -3.4% |
| 1971 | 30.3% | +4.5% |
| 1972 | 34.9% | +15.0% |
| 1973 | 35.2% | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 27.0% | -23.2% |
| 1975 | 26.9% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 27.5% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 31.3% | +13.7% |
| 1978 | 34.8% | +11.3% |
| 1979 | 37.2% | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 32.2% | -13.4% |
| 1981 | 29.4% | -8.8% |
| 1982 | 26.6% | -9.5% |
| 1983 | 28.5% | +7.2% |
| 1984 | 23.1% | -19.1% |
| 1985 | 24.8% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 25.7% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 24.4% | -5.4% |
| 1988 | 24.3% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 25.4% | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 26.0% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 25.4% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | -5.6% |
| 1993 | 22.8% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 21.0% | -8.0% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 22.1% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 24.5% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 25.4% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 25.9% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 25.6% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | -6.7% |
| 2003 | 24.9% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 21.4% | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 23.3% | -8.8% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -17.7% |
| 2011 | 13.9% | -17.6% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 12.0% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 11.3% | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | +12.1% |
| 2021 | 13.8% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +14.0% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 16.0% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 25.4% | 22.3% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.4% | 26.9% | 37.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.4% | 23.1% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.4% | 21.0% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.0% | 20.4% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 11.0% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 12.3% | 16.9% | 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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6745 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 18,176 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5969 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 16,085 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.7787 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5401 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross fixed capital formation in Greece?
- Gross fixed capital formation in Greece was 16.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 1979.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.0% in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for gross fixed capital formation?
- Greece ranks 141st out of 180 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross fixed capital formation rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. 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 fixed capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. 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.