Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Greece
Greece: Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) was 1.69 Percentage of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising
Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Greece, 1980–2021
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Greece is 1.69 Percentage of GDP, measured in 2021.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 65.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Greece peaked at 1.87 Percentage of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.176 Percentage of GDP, in 1989.
That places Greece 23rd out of 33 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.303 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 1981 | 0.421 Percentage of GDP | +38.9% |
| 1982 | 0.366 Percentage of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1983 | 0.322 Percentage of GDP | -12.0% |
| 1984 | 0.265 Percentage of GDP | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 0.314 Percentage of GDP | +18.5% |
| 1986 | 0.294 Percentage of GDP | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 0.251 Percentage of GDP | -14.6% |
| 1988 | 0.208 Percentage of GDP | -17.1% |
| 1989 | 0.176 Percentage of GDP | -15.4% |
| 1990 | 0.66 Percentage of GDP | +275.0% |
| 1991 | 0.795 Percentage of GDP | +20.5% |
| 1992 | 0.777 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.795 Percentage of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 1.02 Percentage of GDP | +28.2% |
| 1995 | 1.01 Percentage of GDP | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 1 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.955 Percentage of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1998 | 0.999 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 0.947 Percentage of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.849 Percentage of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 0.782 Percentage of GDP | -7.9% |
| 2002 | 0.747 Percentage of GDP | -4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.778 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 0.797 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.797 Percentage of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.752 Percentage of GDP | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 0.853 Percentage of GDP | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 0.851 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.967 Percentage of GDP | +13.6% |
| 2010 | 0.981 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 1.02 Percentage of GDP | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 1.19 Percentage of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2013 | 1.34 Percentage of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 1.38 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 1.29 Percentage of GDP | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 1.26 Percentage of GDP | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 1.65 Percentage of GDP | +30.0% |
| 2018 | 1.87 Percentage of GDP | +13.5% |
| 2019 | 1.56 Percentage of GDP | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 1.66 Percentage of GDP | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 1.69 Percentage of GDP | +1.4% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 1.69 Percentage of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.11 Percentage of GDP, 80% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Greece's 1.69 Percentage of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.32 Percentage of GDP, 73% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +275.0% | 0.176 Percentage of GDP | 0.66 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.292 Percentage of GDP | 0.176 Percentage of GDP | 0.421 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8962 Percentage of GDP | 0.66 Percentage of GDP | 1.02 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8173 Percentage of GDP | 0.747 Percentage of GDP | 0.967 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.35 Percentage of GDP | 0.981 Percentage of GDP | 1.87 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.68 Percentage of GDP | 1.66 Percentage of GDP | 1.69 Percentage of GDP | 2 |
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)
- 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 public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Greece?
- Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) in Greece was 1.69 Percentage of GDP in 2021, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.87 Percentage of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.176 Percentage of GDP in 1989.
- How does Greece rank for public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in)?
- Greece ranks 23rd out of 33 countries with data for 2021.
- Is public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Public expenditure on family by type of expenditure (cash and in kind) in % GDP — Social expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The OECD Social Expenditure Database (SOCX) has been developed in order to serve a growing need for indicators of social policy. It includes reliable and internationally comparable statistics on public and mandatory and voluntary private social expenditure at programme level. SOCX provides a unique tool for monitoring trends in aggregate social expenditure and analysing changes in its composition. It covers 38 OECD countries and some accession countries for the period 1980-2021/23 and estimates for aggregates for 2022-24. A Social Expenditure Update can be found under www.oecd.org/en/data/datasets/social-expenditure-database-socx.htm. The main social policy areas are as follows: Old age, Survivors, Incapacity-related benefits, Health, Family, Active labor market programmes, Unemployment, Housing, and Other social policy areas. This version also includes estimates of net total social spending for 2021 for 38 OECD countries. SOCX aggregated data as well as sources and methodology are described in The OECD SOCX Manual – 2019 edition- A guide to the OECD Social Expenditure Database.