Trade in services (% of GDP) in Greece
Greece: Trade in services (% of GDP) was 32.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trade in services in Greece, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, trade in services in Greece stood at 32.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in services in Greece peaked at 36.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 1976.
That places Greece 65th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Trade in services (% of GDP) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 8.1% | — |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 8.5% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 8.8% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 9.6% | +8.6% |
| 1981 | 11.0% | +14.6% |
| 1982 | 9.1% | -16.8% |
| 1983 | 8.8% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 8.5% | -2.7% |
| 1985 | 8.5% | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 8.6% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +8.7% |
| 1988 | 9.7% | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 9.3% | -3.9% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | +6.7% |
| 1991 | 10.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 10.8% | +7.7% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 11.3% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 10.4% | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 18.9% | +88.2% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +29.0% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | 20.1% | -15.1% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -9.4% |
| 2004 | 20.2% | +11.1% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 20.3% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 21.7% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | -17.6% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 21.1% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 21.5% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 22.6% | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +10.1% |
| 2015 | 26.6% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -6.7% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +12.6% |
| 2018 | 30.3% | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | -28.7% |
| 2021 | 30.9% | +35.9% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | +18.0% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 33.9% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 32.2% | -5.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 32.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 32.3%, 100% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Greece's 32.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.1%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Trade in services (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +88.2% | 10.0% | 18.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.4% | 8.1% | 8.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 8.5% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.3% | 9.5% | 18.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 17.8% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 19.6% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.7% | 22.8% | 36.5% | 6 |
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 181.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0108 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 289.76 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 167.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0079 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 211.58 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in services in Greece?
- Trade in services in Greece was 32.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest trade in services recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 36.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest trade in services recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 1976.
- How does Greece rank for trade in services?
- Greece ranks 65th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade in services rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Trade in services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. 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.