Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Greece
Greece: Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and was 71,226 National currency in 2025. ▲ Rising
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Greece, 1995–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in National currency.
Analysis
Greece recorded 71,226 National currency for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 48.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Greece peaked at 71,226 National currency in 2025 and was at its lowest, 21,267 National currency, in 1995.
That places Greece 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and in Greece, year by year
| Year | National currency | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21,267 National currency | — |
| 1996 | 23,204 National currency | +9.1% |
| 1997 | 26,426 National currency | +13.9% |
| 1998 | 29,218 National currency | +10.6% |
| 1999 | 31,848 National currency | +9.0% |
| 2000 | 33,562 National currency | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 36,127 National currency | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 41,252 National currency | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 45,611 National currency | +10.6% |
| 2004 | 49,474 National currency | +8.5% |
| 2005 | 52,753 National currency | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 57,144 National currency | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 60,783 National currency | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 63,378 National currency | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 65,701 National currency | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 63,104 National currency | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 58,170 National currency | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 52,170 National currency | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 47,777 National currency | -8.4% |
| 2014 | 48,627 National currency | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 48,048 National currency | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 49,256 National currency | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 49,397 National currency | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 51,006 National currency | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 52,680 National currency | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 50,561 National currency | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 54,375 National currency | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 58,478 National currency | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 62,120 National currency | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 66,613 National currency | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 71,226 National currency | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26,393 National currency | 21,267 National currency | 31,848 National currency | 5 |
| 2000s | 50,579 National currency | 33,562 National currency | 65,701 National currency | 10 |
| 2010s | 52,023 National currency | 47,777 National currency | 63,104 National currency | 10 |
| 2020s | 60,562 National currency | 50,561 National currency | 71,226 National currency | 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 quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Greece?
- Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and in Greece was 71,226 National currency in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 71,226 National currency in 2025.
- What is the lowest quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,267 National currency in 1995.
- How does Greece rank for quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and?
- Greece ranks 24th out of 26 countries with data for 2025.
- Is quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — wages and rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.2%. 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 Quarterly compensation of employees by economic activity — Wages and salaries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This table presents compensation of employees by main economic activity following the high-level categories in the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC), Revision 4. The components of compensation of employees, wages and salaries and employers’ social contributions, are also broken down by main economic activity. Data is presented for each country in national currency as well as in euros for the European Union (27 countries) and the euro area (21 countries). In this table, the presentation is on a country-by-country basis. Users are recommended to select one country (or area) at a time in the ‘Reference area’ filter. These indicators were presented in the previous dissemination system in the QNA dataset. See User Guide on Quarterly National Accounts (QNA) in OECD Data Explorer: QNA User guide See QNA Calendar for information on advance release dates: QNA Calendar See QNA Changes for information on changes in methodology: QNA Changes See QNA TIPS for a better use of QNA data: QNA TIPS Explore also the GDP and non-financial accounts webpage: GDP and non-financial accounts webpage OECD statistics contact: STAT.Contact@oecd.org