Venture capital investments in Greece
Greece: Venture capital investments was 0.0047 Percentage of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Venture capital investments in Greece, 2007–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, venture capital investments in Greece stood at 0.0047 Percentage of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 59.9% on the previous year and down 75.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, venture capital investments in Greece peaked at 0.0358 Percentage of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0 Percentage of GDP, in 2012.
That places Greece 28th out of 28 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Venture capital investments in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.0083 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2008 | 0.0137 Percentage of GDP | +65.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0071 Percentage of GDP | -48.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0022 Percentage of GDP | -68.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0049 Percentage of GDP | +117.2% |
| 2012 | 0 Percentage of GDP | -100.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0078 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2014 | 0.0063 Percentage of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0194 Percentage of GDP | +208.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0047 Percentage of GDP | -75.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0048 Percentage of GDP | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.017 Percentage of GDP | +251.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0135 Percentage of GDP | -20.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0116 Percentage of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0358 Percentage of GDP | +208.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0311 Percentage of GDP | -13.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0097 Percentage of GDP | -68.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0118 Percentage of GDP | +22.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0047 Percentage of GDP | -59.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0097 Percentage of GDP | 0.0071 Percentage of GDP | 0.0137 Percentage of GDP | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.0081 Percentage of GDP | 0 Percentage of GDP | 0.0194 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0175 Percentage of GDP | 0.0047 Percentage of GDP | 0.0358 Percentage of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 25 Russian Federation 0.0078 Percentage of GDP compare
- 26 Romania 0.0075 Percentage of GDP compare
- 27 South Africa 0.0068 Percentage of GDP compare
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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 1,953 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 11.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.1522 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 4,102 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 6.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.1347 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 3,630 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 3.89 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is venture capital investments in Greece?
- Venture capital investments in Greece was 0.0047 Percentage of GDP in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest venture capital investments recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0358 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest venture capital investments recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Percentage of GDP in 2012.
- How does Greece rank for venture capital investments?
- Greece ranks 28th out of 28 countries with data for 2025.
- Is venture capital investments rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Venture capital investments (market statistics). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
In the OECD Entrepreneurship Financing Database, venture capital is made up of the sum of early stage (including pre-seed, seed, start-up and other early stage) and later stage venture capital. As there are no harmonised definitions of venture capital stages across venture capital associations and other data providers, original data have been re-aggregated to fit the OECD classification of venture capital by stages. Korea, New Zealand, the Russian Federation and South Africa do not provide breakdowns of venture capital by stage that would allow meaningful international comparisons. The attached table shows the correspondences between original data and OECD harmonised data for venture capital investments by stage. https://webfs-sdd.oecd.org/files/.Stat/VC_INV/VC_OECD_HarmonisedStages.xlsx Venture capital is a form of equity financing particularly relevant for young companies with innovation and growth potential but untested business models and no track record; it replaces or complements traditional bank finance. The development of the venture capital industry is considered an important framework condition to stimulate innovative entrepreneurship. Aggregate data on venture capital provide useful information on trends in the venture capital industry. These data are typically compiled by national or regional Private Equity and Venture Capital Associations, often with the support of commercial data providers. The quality and availability of aggregate data on venture capital have improved considerably in recent years; international comparisons, however, remain complicated because of two main problems. The first difficulty comes from the lack of a standard international definition of venture capital. While there is a general understanding, the definition of the types of investments included in venture capital varies across countries and regions. In some cases, differences are purely linguistic; in others, they are more substantive. The second problem relates to the diverse methodologies employed by data compilers. The completeness and representativeness of venture capital statistics with respect to the venture capital industry of a country will differ depending on how data were collected. The units used are : Millions of US Dollars and share of GDP. OECD statistics contact: stat.contact@oecd.org