Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Greece
Greece: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 34.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Greece, 2014–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Greece stood at 34.3%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Greece peaked at 46.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 34.3%, in 2025.
Greece ranks 2nd of 47 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 44.8% | — |
| 2015 | 45.6% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 45.3% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 46.1% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 36.1% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 34.9% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 34.7% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 35.0% | +0.9% |
| 2025 | 34.3% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 44.6% | 40.5% | 46.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 34.3% | 37.1% | 6 |
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- 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 persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Greece?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Greece was 34.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 46.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.3% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Greece ranks 2nd out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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