Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Greece
Greece: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 65.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
65.9%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
75th
of 184 countries
All-time high
73.3%
in 2011
All-time low
51.5%
in 1973
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Greece, 1951–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Greece stood at 65.9%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Greece peaked at 73.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 1973.
Greece ranks 75th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 71.1% | — |
| 1952 | 72.8% | +2.4% |
| 1953 | 66.7% | -8.3% |
| 1954 | 72.6% | +8.7% |
| 1955 | 69.1% | -4.8% |
| 1956 | 68.2% | -1.2% |
| 1957 | 67.1% | -1.7% |
| 1958 | 66.5% | -0.8% |
| 1959 | 65.6% | -1.5% |
| 1960 | 66.4% | +1.2% |
| 1961 | 62.2% | -6.2% |
| 1962 | 65.1% | +4.6% |
| 1963 | 60.9% | -6.5% |
| 1964 | 62.2% | +2.2% |
| 1965 | 60.0% | -3.5% |
| 1966 | 59.4% | -1.1% |
| 1967 | 60.2% | +1.3% |
| 1968 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 1969 | 57.4% | -5.3% |
| 1970 | 57.0% | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 55.2% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 52.6% | -4.6% |
| 1973 | 51.5% | -2.1% |
| 1974 | 54.5% | +5.9% |
| 1975 | 54.6% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 54.3% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 58.1% | +7.0% |
| 1978 | 58.5% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 60.7% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 60.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 60.1% | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 63.3% | +5.3% |
| 1983 | 65.2% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 63.5% | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 60.8% | -4.3% |
| 1986 | 58.2% | -4.2% |
| 1987 | 61.0% | +4.8% |
| 1988 | 61.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 63.4% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 67.2% | +6.1% |
| 1991 | 65.6% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 67.8% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 67.2% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 65.9% | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 67.0% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 68.3% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 66.8% | -2.3% |
| 1998 | 67.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 65.5% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 67.0% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 67.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 66.9% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 66.2% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 70.2% | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | -6.0% |
| 2007 | 67.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 69.5% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 69.3% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.3% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | -5.3% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 67.6% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 69.5% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 65.4% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 67.0% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 68.8% | 65.6% | 72.8% | 9 |
| 1960s | 61.4% | 57.4% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.7% | 51.5% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 61.8% | 58.2% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.1% | 65.6% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.7% | 65.5% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 67.6% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.0% | 65.4% | 69.5% | 4 |
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 19,789 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 8.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.05 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 28,168 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.925 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 24,928 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 0.8026 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Greece?
- Share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Greece was 65.9% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 73.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 1973.
- How does Greece rank for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Greece ranks 75th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.