Government spending as share of GDP in Greece
Greece: Government spending as share of GDP was 48.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government spending as share of GDP in Greece, 1880–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Greece recorded 48.0% for government spending as share of gdp in 2024.
The figure is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending as share of gdp in Greece peaked at 59.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.2%, in 1882.
Greece ranks 18th of 151 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 124 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 22.2% | 15.2% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 1890s | 22.3% | 15.4% | 51.4% | 10 |
| 1900s | 18.6% | 17.4% | 20.6% | 10 |
| 1910s | 19.2% | 17.7% | 20.1% | 4 |
| 1920s | 26.3% | 17.7% | 40.8% | 3 |
| 1930s | 22.3% | 18.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1940s | 22.9% | 21.5% | 24.4% | 2 |
| 1950s | 22.6% | 17.6% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1960s | 22.4% | 19.3% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 1970s | 27.0% | 24.1% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 31.4% | 24.5% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.9% | 35.2% | 48.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.6% | 45.9% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.4% | 47.6% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 48.0% | 59.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More economy & growth data for Greece
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -4.5% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.5% (2025)
- GDP per capita 21,922 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 9.1% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 228.29 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 21,922 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.47 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.67 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 34.17 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending as share of gdp in Greece?
- Government spending as share of gdp in Greece was 48.0% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 59.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest government spending as share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.2% in 1882.
- How does Greece rank for government spending as share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 18th out of 151 countries with data for 2024.
- Is government spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.