Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Greece
Greece: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) was 32.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Greece, 1960–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Greece stood at 32.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Greece peaked at 45.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1967.
Greece ranks 92nd of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP (International Monetary) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.0% | — |
| 1961 | 11.4% | -12.2% |
| 1962 | 10.3% | -9.6% |
| 1963 | 10.7% | +3.7% |
| 1964 | 10.2% | -4.2% |
| 1965 | 11.8% | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 11.3% | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 10.0% | -11.3% |
| 1968 | 10.9% | +8.4% |
| 1969 | 10.8% | -0.9% |
| 1970 | 11.9% | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 11.3% | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 10.5% | -7.2% |
| 1973 | 12.1% | +15.4% |
| 1974 | 14.3% | +18.3% |
| 1975 | 15.4% | +7.7% |
| 1976 | 16.3% | +5.8% |
| 1977 | 15.8% | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 14.7% | -6.6% |
| 1979 | 14.7% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 15.9% | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 13.3% | -16.4% |
| 1982 | 15.0% | +13.1% |
| 1983 | 15.5% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 16.0% | +3.7% |
| 1985 | 17.2% | +7.4% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | -11.2% |
| 1987 | 15.1% | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | -18.0% |
| 1989 | 15.6% | +25.7% |
| 1990 | 19.7% | +26.1% |
| 1991 | 19.6% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 19.0% | -3.4% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 17.3% | -5.0% |
| 1995 | 18.5% | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 19.5% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 18.8% | -3.5% |
| 1998 | 19.8% | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 26.5% | +29.7% |
| 2001 | 24.9% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 24.2% | -2.9% |
| 2003 | 24.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 23.7% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 26.7% | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 27.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -17.2% |
| 2010 | 22.1% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 23.4% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 26.5% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 24.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +10.1% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | +19.0% |
| 2022 | 45.0% | +29.4% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | -19.1% |
| 2024 | 35.7% | -1.8% |
| 2025 | 32.5% | -9.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 32.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 30.4%, 1.1× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Greece's 32.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 38.0%, 85% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.0% | 10.0% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 10.5% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.1% | 12.4% | 17.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.1% | 17.3% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 22.4% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.8% | 22.1% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 29.2% | 45.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Greece?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Greece was 32.5% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 45.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1967.
- How does Greece rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 92nd out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).