Imports of goods and services in Greece
Greece: Imports of goods and services was -1.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Imports of goods and services in Greece, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Greece recorded -1.3% for imports of goods and services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 127.0% on the previous year and down 115.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imports of goods and services in Greece peaked at 33.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -19.6%, in 2009.
Greece ranks 154th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Imports of goods and services in Greece, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 12.5% | — |
| 1962 | 10.5% | -15.8% |
| 1963 | 16.2% | +53.3% |
| 1964 | 20.0% | +23.8% |
| 1965 | 16.4% | -18.0% |
| 1966 | 1.1% | -93.6% |
| 1967 | 5.7% | +439.0% |
| 1968 | 11.2% | +97.1% |
| 1969 | 14.2% | +26.8% |
| 1970 | 6.4% | -55.3% |
| 1971 | 7.9% | +24.0% |
| 1972 | 14.3% | +81.4% |
| 1973 | 33.6% | +135.2% |
| 1974 | -14.9% | -144.4% |
| 1975 | 1.5% | -109.9% |
| 1976 | 9.6% | +549.5% |
| 1977 | 10.1% | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 4.5% | -55.2% |
| 1979 | 9.7% | +114.4% |
| 1980 | 9.3% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 6.5% | -30.8% |
| 1982 | -2.6% | -140.3% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | -198.8% |
| 1984 | -2.1% | -182.4% |
| 1985 | 4.4% | -308.7% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | +213.2% |
| 1987 | 2.1% | -84.6% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | +242.8% |
| 1989 | 10.5% | +42.8% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | -20.1% |
| 1991 | 5.8% | -30.2% |
| 1992 | 1.1% | -81.6% |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -41.7% |
| 1994 | 1.5% | +138.9% |
| 1995 | 8.9% | +496.2% |
| 1996 | 10.3% | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 11.0% | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 17.3% | +57.1% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | -5.8% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +17.0% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -92.6% |
| 2002 | -5.9% | -518.5% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -207.3% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 0.1% | -98.0% |
| 2006 | 9.8% | +6785.5% |
| 2007 | 12.9% | +32.0% |
| 2008 | 3.2% | -75.0% |
| 2009 | -19.6% | -708.2% |
| 2010 | -4.3% | -78.3% |
| 2011 | -9.8% | +129.3% |
| 2012 | -5.5% | -43.9% |
| 2013 | -3.6% | -34.3% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | -289.4% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 2.1% | -73.9% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +235.6% |
| 2018 | 8.3% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -65.8% |
| 2020 | -7.3% | -358.7% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -338.1% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | -37.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -99.6% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | +9839.8% |
| 2025 | -1.3% | -127.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 12.0% | 1.1% | 20.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 8.3% | -14.9% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.2% | -2.6% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 0.6% | 17.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | -19.6% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | -9.8% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | -7.3% | 17.4% | 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)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 41.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 762.35 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 7.44 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1824 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 4,914 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1614 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imports of goods and services in Greece?
- Imports of goods and services in Greece was -1.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest imports of goods and services recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 1973.
- What is the lowest imports of goods and services recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.6% in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for imports of goods and services?
- Greece ranks 154th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imports of goods and services rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 115.8%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Imports of goods and services (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.