Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Greece
Greece: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 26.7% in 2014. ▼ Falling
Latest (2014)
26.7%
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
145th
of 193 countries
All-time high
42.4%
in 1925
All-time low
8.3%
in 1917
Years of data
166
1839–2014
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Greece, 1839–2014
Source: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Greece recorded 26.7% for value of imported goods as a share of gdp in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Greece peaked at 42.4% in 1925 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1917.
Greece ranks 145th of 193 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 166 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1839 | 21.9% | — |
| 1840 | 20.7% | -5.6% |
| 1841 | 23.8% | +15.3% |
| 1842 | 27.9% | +17.3% |
| 1843 | 29.7% | +6.2% |
| 1844 | 29.9% | +0.6% |
| 1845 | 30.7% | +3.0% |
| 1846 | 27.6% | -10.0% |
| 1847 | 30.9% | +11.8% |
| 1848 | 27.2% | -12.1% |
| 1849 | 25.9% | -4.7% |
| 1850 | 24.6% | -5.2% |
| 1851 | 24.6% | +0.2% |
| 1852 | 19.8% | -19.5% |
| 1853 | 17.5% | -11.7% |
| 1854 | 16.0% | -8.6% |
| 1855 | 21.8% | +36.6% |
| 1856 | 17.8% | -18.4% |
| 1857 | 22.6% | +27.1% |
| 1858 | 26.4% | +16.6% |
| 1859 | 24.7% | -6.5% |
| 1860 | 31.5% | +27.8% |
| 1861 | 28.6% | -9.3% |
| 1862 | 25.2% | -11.8% |
| 1863 | 31.2% | +23.7% |
| 1864 | 26.2% | -16.2% |
| 1865 | 36.8% | +40.5% |
| 1866 | 35.5% | -3.4% |
| 1867 | 29.5% | -16.9% |
| 1868 | 30.3% | +2.8% |
| 1869 | 38.9% | +28.1% |
| 1870 | 33.0% | -15.1% |
| 1871 | 33.0% | +0.1% |
| 1872 | 39.7% | +20.3% |
| 1873 | 34.2% | -13.9% |
| 1874 | 34.3% | +0.2% |
| 1875 | 39.8% | +16.1% |
| 1876 | 35.2% | -11.5% |
| 1877 | 34.3% | -2.8% |
| 1878 | 31.6% | -7.7% |
| 1879 | 35.9% | +13.4% |
| 1880 | 33.3% | -7.0% |
| 1881 | 34.1% | +2.2% |
| 1882 | 37.8% | +10.9% |
| 1883 | 30.1% | -20.3% |
| 1884 | 28.3% | -5.9% |
| 1885 | 28.2% | -0.5% |
| 1886 | 27.3% | -3.0% |
| 1887 | 29.6% | +8.3% |
| 1888 | 23.8% | -19.6% |
| 1889 | 30.2% | +26.7% |
| 1890 | 26.1% | -13.5% |
| 1891 | 27.7% | +6.0% |
| 1892 | 22.4% | -18.9% |
| 1893 | 16.5% | -26.3% |
| 1894 | 22.1% | +33.6% |
| 1895 | 20.8% | -5.9% |
| 1896 | 21.0% | +1.1% |
| 1897 | 22.6% | +7.7% |
| 1898 | 24.3% | +7.2% |
| 1899 | 24.1% | -0.6% |
| 1900 | 22.4% | -7.3% |
| 1901 | 21.2% | -5.1% |
| 1902 | 21.5% | +1.1% |
| 1903 | 22.0% | +2.3% |
| 1904 | 23.9% | +9.0% |
| 1905 | 24.5% | +2.4% |
| 1906 | 24.0% | -2.1% |
| 1907 | 23.0% | -3.9% |
| 1908 | 24.3% | +5.4% |
| 1909 | 20.0% | -17.6% |
| 1910 | 24.4% | +21.7% |
| 1911 | 20.5% | -15.7% |
| 1912 | 19.2% | -6.6% |
| 1913 | 20.8% | +8.3% |
| 1914 | 25.8% | +24.2% |
| 1915 | 20.3% | -21.2% |
| 1916 | 21.2% | +4.2% |
| 1917 | 8.3% | -60.9% |
| 1918 | 17.5% | +110.9% |
| 1919 | 40.2% | +129.6% |
| 1920 | 40.6% | +1.1% |
| 1921 | 25.9% | -36.3% |
| 1922 | 29.4% | +13.7% |
| 1923 | 36.7% | +24.8% |
| 1924 | 38.8% | +5.7% |
| 1925 | 42.4% | +9.3% |
| 1926 | 35.3% | -16.7% |
| 1927 | 40.8% | +15.5% |
| 1928 | 36.9% | -9.5% |
| 1929 | 41.0% | +11.0% |
| 1930 | 33.9% | -17.4% |
| 1931 | 29.5% | -13.0% |
| 1932 | 23.8% | -19.2% |
| 1933 | 22.0% | -7.7% |
| 1934 | 21.0% | -4.5% |
| 1935 | 24.2% | +15.3% |
| 1936 | 25.4% | +4.8% |
| 1937 | 27.5% | +8.4% |
| 1938 | 26.5% | -3.6% |
| 1939 | 22.4% | -15.5% |
| 1950 | 19.4% | -13.3% |
| 1951 | 16.3% | -15.8% |
| 1952 | 13.3% | -18.8% |
| 1953 | 19.7% | +48.5% |
| 1954 | 18.8% | -4.4% |
| 1955 | 17.1% | -9.0% |
| 1956 | 18.3% | +6.8% |
| 1957 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 1958 | 18.6% | +0.7% |
| 1959 | 17.0% | -8.5% |
| 1960 | 15.7% | -7.8% |
| 1961 | 14.2% | -9.8% |
| 1962 | 13.1% | -7.7% |
| 1963 | 13.7% | +4.5% |
| 1964 | 14.9% | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 15.2% | +1.6% |
| 1966 | 14.6% | -3.6% |
| 1967 | 13.5% | -7.8% |
| 1968 | 14.1% | +4.2% |
| 1969 | 15.9% | +13.3% |
| 1970 | 15.6% | -2.1% |
| 1971 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 17.6% | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 19.4% | +10.3% |
| 1974 | 20.8% | +6.9% |
| 1975 | 19.2% | -7.5% |
| 1976 | 21.6% | +12.2% |
| 1977 | 20.8% | -3.4% |
| 1978 | 18.8% | -9.8% |
| 1979 | 22.1% | +17.9% |
| 1980 | 24.4% | +10.4% |
| 1981 | 26.4% | +8.0% |
| 1982 | 21.2% | -19.9% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 22.6% | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 22.3% | -1.3% |
| 1986 | 20.1% | -10.2% |
| 1987 | 20.1% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 18.8% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 20.2% | +7.4% |
| 1990 | 20.2% | -0.1% |
| 1991 | 20.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 19.6% | -4.3% |
| 1993 | 18.6% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | -4.0% |
| 1995 | 19.0% | +6.3% |
| 1996 | 19.7% | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 18.9% | -4.1% |
| 1998 | 19.9% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 20.5% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | +24.8% |
| 2001 | 23.4% | -8.6% |
| 2002 | 21.5% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 25.9% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 27.0% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -18.4% |
| 2010 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 23.2% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 25.5% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | +3.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 26.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.0%, 70% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Greece's 26.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 68% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1919 | +129.6% | 17.5% | 40.2% |
| 1918 | +110.9% | 8.3% | 17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830s | 21.9% | 21.9% | 21.9% | 1 |
| 1840s | 27.4% | 20.7% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1850s | 21.6% | 16.0% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1860s | 31.4% | 25.2% | 38.9% | 10 |
| 1870s | 35.1% | 31.6% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 1880s | 30.3% | 23.8% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 1890s | 22.8% | 16.5% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 1900s | 22.7% | 20.0% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 1910s | 21.8% | 8.3% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 1920s | 36.8% | 25.9% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1930s | 25.6% | 21.0% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 1950s | 17.7% | 13.3% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 1960s | 14.5% | 13.1% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 19.2% | 15.6% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.8% | 18.8% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.5% | 17.8% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 21.5% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.7% | 22.2% | 26.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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- 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 2.22 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 213.34 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 6.74 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 42.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0263 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 647.98 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 57.98 % change on previous year (2025)
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 26.7% in 2014, according to Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed 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 42.4% in 1925.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1917.
- How does Greece rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Greece ranks 145th out of 193 countries with data for 2014.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed 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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About this data
Estimates correspond to merchandise import-to-GDP ratios for countries and regions. All ratios are taken at current prices. See source for more details.