Revenue, excluding grants in Greece
Greece: Revenue, excluding grants was 44.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Greece, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for revenue, excluding grants in Greece is 44.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Greece peaked at 46.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1973.
That places Greece 6th out of 157 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 19.7% | — |
| 1973 | 18.8% | -4.5% |
| 1974 | 19.2% | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 19.9% | +3.8% |
| 1976 | 21.3% | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 21.6% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 21.8% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 21.5% | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 22.0% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 20.9% | -5.0% |
| 1982 | 23.7% | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 27.3% | +15.3% |
| 1984 | 25.2% | -7.6% |
| 1985 | 24.9% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 26.1% | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 27.0% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 25.3% | -6.0% |
| 1989 | 22.5% | -11.1% |
| 1990 | 24.2% | +7.5% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | +46.5% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 38.8% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 40.1% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 42.5% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 40.4% | -4.9% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 36.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 37.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 37.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 38.0% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +7.3% |
| 2012 | 44.3% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 43.2% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 44.5% | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 46.4% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 44.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 43.8% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 45.3% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 43.4% | -4.1% |
| 2024 | 44.8% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.5% | 18.8% | 21.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 24.5% | 20.9% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 24.2% | 40.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 36.1% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.6% | 38.0% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.2% | 43.4% | 45.3% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Greece
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.25 Percent per annum (2029)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -3.53 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1307 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,523 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4399 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 11,854 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.3893 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Greece?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Greece was 44.8% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 46.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1973.
- How does Greece rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Greece ranks 6th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.