Greece in figures
Back to GreeceGreece's GDP in current dollars peaked at $351.1 billion in 2008 and stood lower in every year from 2009 to 2025. Real output fell in each year from 2009 to 2013, by 9.9% in 2011 alone, and unemployment reached 27.7% in 2013. By the IMF's figures general government debt peaked at 209.9% of GDP in 2020. It projected 110.9% for 2031.
GDP
$280.6 bn
2025
from $125.8 bn in 2000
GDP per person
$26 948
2025
from $11 638 in 2000
Real growth
2.1%
2025
from 4.1% in 2000
Inflation
2.5%
2025
from 3.1% in 2000
Unemployment
8.5%
2025
from 11.3% in 2000
Government debt
145.7%of GDP
2025
from 108.9% in 2000
Sections
Economy
How large Greece's economy is, how fast it grows and what it is made of
Output grew 5.8% in 2003 and 6.4% in 2006, then fell for five straight years from 2009 to 2013, by 9.9% in 2011 and 8.3% in 2012. After a fall of 9.2% in 2020 it grew 8.7% in 2021. Growth was 2.1% in each year from 2023 to 2025. GDP per person in current dollars was $31,696 in 2008 and $26,948 in 2025; at purchasing power it reached $45,264 in 2025. Agriculture, forestry and fishing produced 5.5% of GDP in 2000. By 2025 it produced 3.6%. The services share topped out at 70.6% in 2014 and were 67.5% in 2025, while industry with construction fell to 13.4% in 2019 and recovered to 15.2% in 2025, with manufacturing on its own at 9.1% of GDP that year.
$280.6 bn2025
Data
| Year | GDP, current US dollars |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $280.6 bn |
| 2024 | $256.2 bn |
| 2023 | $242.9 bn |
| 2022 | $218.0 bn |
| 2021 | $218.3 bn |
| 2020 | $191.4 bn |
| 2019 | $207.3 bn |
| 2018 | $213.3 bn |
| 2017 | $200.4 bn |
| 2016 | $193.1 bn |
| 2015 | $194.6 bn |
| 2014 | $233.9 bn |
| 2013 | $236.6 bn |
| 2012 | $238.8 bn |
| 2011 | $283.2 bn |
| 2010 | $296.4 bn |
| 2009 | $326.8 bn |
| 2008 | $351.1 bn |
| 2007 | $314.2 bn |
| 2006 | $269.1 bn |
| 2005 | $242.3 bn |
| 2004 | $235.0 bn |
| 2003 | $196.9 bn |
| 2002 | $150.3 bn |
| 2001 | $132.1 bn |
| 2000 | $125.8 bn |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.CD
2.1%2025
Data
| Year | Growth |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 1.6% |
| 2030 (projection) | 1.6% |
| 2029 (projection) | 1.6% |
| 2028 (projection) | 1.6% |
| 2027 (projection) | 1.7% |
| 2026 (projection) | 1.8% |
| 2025 | 2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.1% |
| 2022 | 5.5% |
| 2021 | 8.7% |
| 2020 | −9.2% |
| 2019 | 2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.5% |
| 2016 | −0.0% |
| 2015 | −0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | −2.3% |
| 2012 | −8.3% |
| 2011 | −9.9% |
| 2010 | −5.7% |
| 2009 | −4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.1% |
| 2007 | 3.5% |
| 2006 | 6.4% |
| 2005 | 1.2% |
| 2004 | 5.4% |
| 2003 | 5.8% |
| 2002 | 4.7% |
| 2001 | 4.7% |
| 2000 | 4.1% |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook NGDP_RPCH
$26 9482025
At market exchange ratesAt purchasing power parity
Data
| Year | GDP per person | At purchasing power |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $26 948 | $45 264 |
| 2024 | $24 626 | $44 171 |
| 2023 | $23 344 | $42 614 |
| 2022 | $20 885 | $39 448 |
| 2021 | $20 653 | $33 528 |
| 2020 | $17 887 | $29 533 |
| 2019 | $19 335 | $31 927 |
| 2018 | $19 873 | $29 792 |
| 2017 | $18 632 | $28 682 |
| 2016 | $17 919 | $27 505 |
| 2015 | $17 981 | $26 608 |
| 2014 | $21 475 | $26 450 |
| 2013 | $21 573 | $25 731 |
| 2012 | $21 624 | $24 583 |
| 2011 | $25 505 | $25 693 |
| 2010 | $26 653 | $27 839 |
| 2009 | $29 425 | $29 963 |
| 2008 | $31 696 | $30 441 |
| 2007 | $28 441 | $28 896 |
| 2006 | $24 416 | $28 076 |
| 2005 | $22 054 | $25 004 |
| 2004 | $21 449 | $24 826 |
| 2003 | $18 021 | $23 253 |
| 2002 | $13 782 | $21 985 |
| 2001 | $12 157 | $20 304 |
| 2000 | $11 638 | $18 820 |
Series World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.CD · World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD
Manufacturing has its own band and is left out of other industry. The remainder is taxes on products less subsidies, which the national accounts add to reach GDP.
- Services
- Manufacturing
- Other industry and construction
- Agriculture, forestry, fishing
- Taxes less subsidies
Prices and work
What prices and jobs did
Unemployment rose from 7.7% in 2008 to 27.7% in 2013 and has fallen in every year since, to 8.5% in 2025. Youth unemployment, for ages 15 to 24, reached 58.5% in 2013. In 2025 it was 21.4%. Consumer prices fell in each year from 2013 to 2016 and in 2020, by 1.7% in 2015, and rose 9.7% in 2022.
2.5%2025
Data
| Year | Inflation |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 2.1% |
| 2030 (projection) | 2.1% |
| 2029 (projection) | 2.1% |
| 2028 (projection) | 2.5% |
| 2027 (projection) | 2.7% |
| 2026 (projection) | 3.5% |
| 2025 | 2.5% |
| 2024 | 2.7% |
| 2023 | 3.5% |
| 2022 | 9.7% |
| 2021 | 1.2% |
| 2020 | −1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | −0.8% |
| 2015 | −1.7% |
| 2014 | −1.3% |
| 2013 | −0.9% |
| 2012 | 1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 4.7% |
| 2009 | 1.2% |
| 2008 | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.9% |
| 2006 | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 3.5% |
| 2004 | 2.9% |
| 2003 | 3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.6% |
| 2001 | 3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.1% |
Series World Bank FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · IMF World Economic Outlook PCPIPCH
8.5%2025
All agesAges 15 to 24
Data
| Year | Unemployment | Ages 15 to 24 |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8.5% | 21.4% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | 22.4% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | 26.5% |
| 2022 | 12.4% | 31.3% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | 35.4% |
| 2020 | 15.9% | 33.7% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | 34.8% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | 40.0% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | 43.4% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | 47.2% |
| 2015 | 25.0% | 49.7% |
| 2014 | 26.7% | 52.6% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | 58.5% |
| 2012 | 24.7% | 55.7% |
| 2011 | 18.0% | 45.0% |
| 2010 | 12.7% | 33.0% |
| 2009 | 9.6% | 25.5% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | 21.6% |
| 2007 | 8.3% | 22.7% |
| 2006 | 8.9% | 24.7% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | 25.8% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | 26.6% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | 26.5% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | 26.7% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | 27.8% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | 29.0% |
Series World Bank SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS · World Bank SL.UEM.1524.ZS
Trade
How open the economy is
Imports exceeded exports in every year of the series, and in 2022 reached 58.9% of GDP against exports of 49.2%. By 2025 exports were 39.5% of GDP, up from 18.7% in 2009. The current account stayed in deficit throughout, at 14.6% of GDP in 2008 and 7.1% in 2024. In 2022 net inflows of foreign direct investment reached 3.7% of GDP.
39.5%2025
ExportsImports
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39.5% | 44.0% |
| 2024 | 42.1% | 47.7% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | 48.6% |
| 2022 | 49.2% | 58.9% |
| 2021 | 40.3% | 47.8% |
| 2020 | 31.4% | 38.8% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | 41.0% |
| 2018 | 38.6% | 40.6% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | 36.1% |
| 2016 | 31.2% | 32.5% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | 33.1% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | 33.9% |
| 2013 | 30.3% | 32.6% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | 33.4% |
| 2011 | 25.3% | 31.0% |
| 2010 | 21.7% | 29.2% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | 27.6% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | 34.3% |
| 2007 | 21.8% | 32.8% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | 30.3% |
| 2005 | 21.0% | 29.4% |
| 2004 | 20.6% | 29.2% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | 29.0% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | 29.7% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | 33.7% |
| 2000 | 24.0% | 35.1% |
Series World Bank NE.EXP.GNFS.ZS · World Bank NE.IMP.GNFS.ZS
−7.1%2024
Data
| Year | Current account balance |
|---|---|
| 2024 | −7.1% |
| 2023 | −6.8% |
| 2022 | −10.9% |
| 2021 | −7.2% |
| 2020 | −7.1% |
| 2019 | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −3.6% |
| 2017 | −2.4% |
| 2016 | −2.3% |
| 2015 | −1.5% |
| 2014 | −1.4% |
| 2013 | −2.1% |
| 2012 | −2.6% |
| 2011 | −10.1% |
| 2010 | −10.2% |
| 2009 | −11.0% |
| 2008 | −14.6% |
| 2007 | −14.2% |
| 2006 | −11.0% |
| 2005 | −7.5% |
| 2004 | −5.7% |
| 2003 | −6.5% |
| 2002 | −6.4% |
| 2001 | −7.1% |
| 2000 | −7.8% |
Series World Bank BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS
2.6%2024
Data
| Year | Foreign direct investment, net inflows |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.6% |
| 2023 | 1.9% |
| 2022 | 3.7% |
| 2021 | 3.0% |
| 2020 | 1.7% |
| 2019 | 2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.9% |
| 2017 | 1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8% |
| 2008 | 1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6% |
| 2006 | 2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% |
| 2004 | 0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0% |
| 2000 | −0.0% |
Series World Bank BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS
Public finances
What the state owes and borrows
The IMF's debt figure went from 110.9% of GDP in 2008 to 175.1% in 2011 and 209.9% in 2020. It has fallen each year since, to 145.7% in 2025, and the IMF projected 136.9% for 2026. Borrowing reached 15.4% of GDP in 2009. The budget was in surplus from 2016 to 2018 and again in 2024 and 2025, by 1.3% in the latter year. In 2024 tax revenue equalled 27.4% of GDP.
145.7%2025
Data
| Year | General government gross debt |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | 110.9% |
| 2030 (projection) | 115.5% |
| 2029 (projection) | 120.4% |
| 2028 (projection) | 125.2% |
| 2027 (projection) | 130.3% |
| 2026 (projection) | 136.9% |
| 2025 | 145.7% |
| 2024 | 155.4% |
| 2023 | 165.5% |
| 2022 | 179.2% |
| 2021 | 197.8% |
| 2020 | 209.9% |
| 2019 | 183.7% |
| 2018 | 189.6% |
| 2017 | 182.6% |
| 2016 | 183.7% |
| 2015 | 180.0% |
| 2014 | 182.8% |
| 2013 | 180.5% |
| 2012 | 164.3% |
| 2011 | 175.1% |
| 2010 | 147.8% |
| 2009 | 128.5% |
| 2008 | 110.9% |
| 2007 | 104.6% |
| 2006 | 105.3% |
| 2005 | 109.9% |
| 2004 | 105.5% |
| 2003 | 104.3% |
| 2002 | 107.9% |
| 2001 | 110.5% |
| 2000 | 108.9% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXWDG_NGDP
1.3%2025
Below zero the government borrowed.
Data
| Year | General government net lending or borrowing |
|---|---|
| 2031 (projection) | −0.7% |
| 2030 (projection) | −0.6% |
| 2029 (projection) | −0.5% |
| 2028 (projection) | −0.2% |
| 2027 (projection) | −0.2% |
| 2026 (projection) | 0.6% |
| 2025 | 1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2% |
| 2023 | −1.4% |
| 2022 | −2.6% |
| 2021 | −7.8% |
| 2020 | −10.4% |
| 2019 | −0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3% |
| 2015 | −3.0% |
| 2014 | −4.3% |
| 2013 | −4.1% |
| 2012 | −6.9% |
| 2011 | −10.5% |
| 2010 | −11.4% |
| 2009 | −15.4% |
| 2008 | −10.3% |
| 2007 | −6.8% |
| 2006 | −6.0% |
| 2005 | −6.3% |
| 2004 | −9.1% |
| 2003 | −8.0% |
| 2002 | −6.2% |
| 2001 | −5.6% |
| 2000 | −4.2% |
Series IMF World Economic Outlook GGXCNL_NGDP
27.4%2024
Data
| Year | Tax revenue |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 27.4% |
| 2023 | 26.5% |
| 2022 | 27.5% |
| 2021 | 25.3% |
| 2020 | 25.0% |
| 2019 | 25.9% |
| 2018 | 27.1% |
| 2017 | 26.7% |
| 2016 | 27.0% |
| 2015 | 25.4% |
| 2014 | 25.4% |
| 2013 | 24.7% |
| 2012 | 24.9% |
| 2011 | 22.5% |
| 2010 | 20.4% |
| 2009 | 20.1% |
| 2008 | 20.5% |
| 2007 | 20.5% |
| 2006 | 20.3% |
| 2005 | 20.8% |
| 2004 | 19.6% |
| 2003 | 20.3% |
| 2002 | 21.9% |
| 2001 | 21.6% |
| 2000 | 23.3% |
Series World Bank GC.TAX.TOTL.GD.ZS
People
Who lives in Greece
At 11,121,341 in 2010, the population reached its peak; it fell to 10,405,134 in 2024 and was 10,413,962 in 2025. Net migration turned negative from 2011 to 2015 and again from 2021 to 2024, with an outflow of 160,277 in 2021. The death rate was 12.1 per 1,000 people in 2024 and the birth rate 6.6, with 1.24 births per woman. The over-65 share reached 24.4% in 2025.
10.41 m2025
The axis does not start at zero, so the change looks larger than it is.
Data
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 10.41 m |
| 2024 | 10.41 m |
| 2023 | 10.41 m |
| 2022 | 10.44 m |
| 2021 | 10.57 m |
| 2020 | 10.70 m |
| 2019 | 10.72 m |
| 2018 | 10.73 m |
| 2017 | 10.75 m |
| 2016 | 10.78 m |
| 2015 | 10.82 m |
| 2014 | 10.89 m |
| 2013 | 10.97 m |
| 2012 | 11.05 m |
| 2011 | 11.10 m |
| 2010 | 11.12 m |
| 2009 | 11.11 m |
| 2008 | 11.08 m |
| 2007 | 11.05 m |
| 2006 | 11.02 m |
| 2005 | 10.99 m |
| 2004 | 10.96 m |
| 2003 | 10.93 m |
| 2002 | 10.90 m |
| 2001 | 10.86 m |
| 2000 | 10.81 m |
Series World Bank SP.POP.TOTL
Data
| Year | Aged 0 to 14 | 15 to 64 | 65 and over |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12.8% | 62.8% | 24.4% |
| 2024 | 13.2% | 62.8% | 23.9% |
| 2023 | 13.6% | 62.9% | 23.5% |
| 2022 | 13.8% | 62.9% | 23.2% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | 63.1% | 22.8% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | 63.4% | 22.4% |
| 2019 | 14.3% | 63.6% | 22.1% |
| 2018 | 14.4% | 63.7% | 21.9% |
| 2017 | 14.4% | 63.9% | 21.7% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | 64.2% | 21.4% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | 64.4% | 21.1% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | 64.7% | 20.7% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | 65.0% | 20.3% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | 65.4% | 19.9% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | 65.8% | 19.5% |
| 2010 | 14.6% | 66.2% | 19.2% |
| 2009 | 14.6% | 66.5% | 18.9% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | 66.7% | 18.7% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | 66.7% | 18.6% |
| 2006 | 14.8% | 66.7% | 18.5% |
| 2005 | 15.0% | 66.7% | 18.3% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | 66.7% | 18.1% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | 66.8% | 17.8% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | 66.8% | 17.5% |
| 2001 | 15.7% | 67.0% | 17.3% |
| 2000 | 15.8% | 67.2% | 17.0% |
Series World Bank SP.POP.0014.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.1564.TO.ZS · World Bank SP.POP.65UP.TO.ZS
1.242024
Data
| Year | Births per woman |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.24 |
| 2023 | 1.26 |
| 2022 | 1.32 |
| 2021 | 1.43 |
| 2020 | 1.39 |
| 2019 | 1.34 |
| 2018 | 1.35 |
| 2017 | 1.35 |
| 2016 | 1.38 |
| 2015 | 1.33 |
| 2014 | 1.30 |
| 2013 | 1.29 |
| 2012 | 1.34 |
| 2011 | 1.40 |
| 2010 | 1.48 |
| 2009 | 1.50 |
| 2008 | 1.50 |
| 2007 | 1.41 |
| 2006 | 1.40 |
| 2005 | 1.34 |
| 2004 | 1.31 |
| 2003 | 1.29 |
| 2002 | 1.28 |
| 2001 | 1.25 |
| 2000 | 1.25 |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.TFRT.IN
81.8 years2024
Data
| Year | Life expectancy at birth |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 81.8 years |
| 2023 | 81.7 years |
| 2022 | 80.8 years |
| 2021 | 80.1 years |
| 2020 | 81.3 years |
| 2019 | 81.6 years |
| 2018 | 81.8 years |
| 2017 | 81.3 years |
| 2016 | 81.4 years |
| 2015 | 81.0 years |
| 2014 | 81.4 years |
| 2013 | 81.3 years |
| 2012 | 80.6 years |
| 2011 | 80.7 years |
| 2010 | 80.4 years |
| 2009 | 80.2 years |
| 2008 | 79.9 years |
| 2007 | 79.4 years |
| 2006 | 79.4 years |
| 2005 | 79.2 years |
| 2004 | 79.0 years |
| 2003 | 78.8 years |
| 2002 | 78.6 years |
| 2001 | 78.4 years |
| 2000 | 77.9 years |
Series World Bank SP.DYN.LE00.IN
16 6362025
People arriving less people leaving, each year. The largest net inflow in the series was 60 387 people, in 2001.
Data
| Year | Net migration |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 636 |
| 2024 | −122 772 |
| 2023 | −159 430 |
| 2022 | −53 997 |
| 2021 | −160 277 |
| 2020 | 6 353 |
| 2019 | 36 762 |
| 2018 | 17 938 |
| 2017 | 10 483 |
| 2016 | 10 484 |
| 2015 | −43 462 |
| 2014 | −46 678 |
| 2013 | −59 323 |
| 2012 | −65 364 |
| 2011 | −31 786 |
| 2010 | 2 001 |
| 2009 | 18 182 |
| 2008 | 27 081 |
| 2007 | 25 400 |
| 2006 | 27 621 |
| 2005 | 33 297 |
| 2004 | 29 039 |
| 2003 | 25 323 |
| 2002 | 25 692 |
| 2001 | 60 387 |
| 2000 | 54 661 |
Series World Bank SM.POP.NETM
Living standards
Health, schooling, the internet and inequality
Public spending on education was 3.4% of GDP in both 2000 and 2022, with a high of 4.0% in 2005. Spending on health peaked in 2010 at 9.6% of GDP and was 8.4% in 2023. Internet use grew from 9.1% of people in 2000 to 86.3% in 2024. The Gini coefficient was 36.3 in 2012 and 33.4 in 2023.
8.4%2023
Data
| Year | Health spending |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 8.4% |
| 2022 | 8.4% |
| 2021 | 9.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% |
| 2019 | 8.1% |
| 2018 | 8.1% |
| 2017 | 8.1% |
| 2016 | 8.4% |
| 2015 | 8.3% |
| 2014 | 7.9% |
| 2013 | 8.5% |
| 2012 | 9.0% |
| 2011 | 9.2% |
| 2010 | 9.6% |
| 2009 | 9.5% |
| 2008 | 8.9% |
| 2007 | 8.5% |
| 2006 | 8.4% |
| 2005 | 8.8% |
| 2004 | 8.3% |
| 2003 | 8.7% |
| 2002 | 8.5% |
| 2001 | 8.3% |
| 2000 | 7.5% |
Series World Bank SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS
3.4%2022
Data
| Year | Public spending on education |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.4% |
| 2019 | 3.5% |
| 2018 | 3.6% |
| 2017 | 3.5% |
| 2015 | 3.7% |
| 2005 | 4.0% |
| 2004 | 3.8% |
| 2003 | 3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.5% |
| 2001 | 3.5% |
| 2000 | 3.4% |
Series World Bank SE.XPD.TOTL.GD.ZS
86.3%2024
Data
| Year | Using the internet |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 86.3% |
| 2023 | 85.0% |
| 2022 | 83.2% |
| 2021 | 78.5% |
| 2020 | 78.1% |
| 2019 | 75.7% |
| 2018 | 72.2% |
| 2017 | 69.9% |
| 2016 | 69.1% |
| 2015 | 66.8% |
| 2014 | 63.2% |
| 2013 | 59.9% |
| 2012 | 55.1% |
| 2011 | 51.6% |
| 2010 | 44.4% |
| 2009 | 42.4% |
| 2008 | 38.2% |
| 2007 | 35.9% |
| 2006 | 32.3% |
| 2005 | 24.0% |
| 2004 | 21.4% |
| 2003 | 17.8% |
| 2002 | 14.7% |
| 2001 | 10.9% |
| 2000 | 9.1% |
Series World Bank IT.NET.USER.ZS
33.42023
−1.000 since 2000, between 32.8 and 36.3 in every year
Data
| Year | Gini coefficient |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 33.4 |
| 2022 | 33.4 |
| 2021 | 32.9 |
| 2020 | 33.6 |
| 2019 | 33.1 |
| 2018 | 32.9 |
| 2017 | 34.4 |
| 2016 | 35.0 |
| 2015 | 36.0 |
| 2014 | 35.8 |
| 2013 | 36.1 |
| 2012 | 36.3 |
| 2011 | 34.8 |
| 2010 | 34.1 |
| 2009 | 33.6 |
| 2008 | 33.6 |
| 2007 | 34.0 |
| 2006 | 35.1 |
| 2005 | 34.6 |
| 2004 | 33.6 |
| 2003 | 32.8 |
| 2002 | 35.5 |
| 2000 | 34.4 |
Series World Bank SI.POV.GINI
79.2%2025
+6.5 points since 2000, between 72.7% and 79.2% in every year
Data
| Year | Living in towns and cities |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 79.2% |
| 2024 | 79.0% |
| 2023 | 78.8% |
| 2022 | 78.5% |
| 2021 | 78.4% |
| 2020 | 78.3% |
| 2019 | 78.2% |
| 2018 | 78.0% |
| 2017 | 77.9% |
| 2016 | 77.7% |
| 2015 | 77.5% |
| 2014 | 77.3% |
| 2013 | 77.1% |
| 2012 | 76.9% |
| 2011 | 76.6% |
| 2010 | 76.4% |
| 2009 | 76.0% |
| 2008 | 75.6% |
| 2007 | 75.2% |
| 2006 | 74.7% |
| 2005 | 74.3% |
| 2004 | 73.8% |
| 2003 | 73.4% |
| 2002 | 73.1% |
| 2001 | 72.8% |
| 2000 | 72.7% |
Series World Bank SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS
Energy and environment
Energy, emissions and forest
The share of electricity from renewable sources rose from 6.6% in 2001 to 40.6% in 2021, when renewables also supplied 21.5% of final energy use. Carbon dioxide per person peaked at 9.6 tonnes in 2007 and was 5.0 tonnes in 2024. Of the land, 30.3% was forest in 2023, against 27.9% in 2000, the same share as in 2010.
40.6%2021
Data
| Year | Electricity from renewable sources |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 40.6% |
| 2020 | 36.6% |
| 2019 | 33.2% |
| 2018 | 30.4% |
| 2017 | 25.1% |
| 2016 | 27.4% |
| 2015 | 28.7% |
| 2014 | 24.4% |
| 2013 | 25.2% |
| 2012 | 17.0% |
| 2011 | 14.2% |
| 2010 | 18.4% |
| 2009 | 13.8% |
| 2008 | 10.3% |
| 2007 | 8.5% |
| 2006 | 13.6% |
| 2005 | 11.7% |
| 2004 | 10.9% |
| 2003 | 11.0% |
| 2002 | 7.8% |
| 2001 | 6.6% |
| 2000 | 8.5% |
Series World Bank EG.ELC.RNEW.ZS
21.5%2021
Data
| Year | Renewable share of final energy use |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 21.5% |
| 2020 | 20.1% |
| 2019 | 18.5% |
| 2018 | 17.9% |
| 2017 | 16.4% |
| 2016 | 16.4% |
| 2015 | 17.5% |
| 2014 | 16.4% |
| 2013 | 16.6% |
| 2012 | 14.2% |
| 2011 | 11.4% |
| 2010 | 11.4% |
| 2009 | 9.2% |
| 2008 | 8.3% |
| 2007 | 8.1% |
| 2006 | 8.5% |
| 2005 | 8.0% |
| 2004 | 7.8% |
| 2003 | 7.6% |
| 2002 | 7.3% |
| 2001 | 7.1% |
| 2000 | 7.8% |
Series World Bank EG.FEC.RNEW.ZS
5.0 t2024
Data
| Year | CO2 emissions per person |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.0 t |
| 2023 | 4.9 t |
| 2022 | 5.3 t |
| 2021 | 5.1 t |
| 2020 | 4.9 t |
| 2019 | 5.7 t |
| 2018 | 6.2 t |
| 2017 | 6.4 t |
| 2016 | 6.3 t |
| 2015 | 6.4 t |
| 2014 | 6.5 t |
| 2013 | 6.7 t |
| 2012 | 7.4 t |
| 2011 | 7.8 t |
| 2010 | 8.0 t |
| 2009 | 8.7 t |
| 2008 | 9.2 t |
| 2007 | 9.6 t |
| 2006 | 9.3 t |
| 2005 | 9.4 t |
| 2004 | 9.3 t |
| 2003 | 9.3 t |
| 2002 | 9.0 t |
| 2001 | 9.0 t |
| 2000 | 8.9 t |
Series World Bank EN.GHG.CO2.PC.CE.AR5
30.3%2023
+2.3 points since 2000, between 27.9% and 30.3% in every year
Data
| Year | Forest cover |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 30.3% |
| 2022 | 30.3% |
| 2021 | 30.3% |
| 2020 | 30.3% |
| 2019 | 30.3% |
| 2018 | 30.3% |
| 2017 | 30.3% |
| 2016 | 30.3% |
| 2015 | 30.3% |
| 2014 | 30.3% |
| 2013 | 30.3% |
| 2012 | 30.3% |
| 2011 | 30.3% |
| 2010 | 30.3% |
| 2009 | 30.0% |
| 2008 | 29.8% |
| 2007 | 29.6% |
| 2006 | 29.3% |
| 2005 | 29.1% |
| 2004 | 28.9% |
| 2003 | 28.6% |
| 2002 | 28.4% |
| 2001 | 28.2% |
| 2000 | 27.9% |
Series World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Codes
Greece's codes and memberships
The state
- Status
- Sovereign state
- State since
- 1821
- Government
- parliamentary republic
- Official language
- Greek
- United Nations
- Member
Identifiers
- Calling code
- +30
- Internet domain
- .gr · .ελ
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
Memberships
- 1949Council of EuropeCouncil of Europe
- 1981EUEuropean Union
- 1995WTOWorld Trade Organization
- 2000SchengenSchengen Area
- 2004FrancophonieOrganisation internationale de la Francophonie
Also a member, joining year not on record
- BSECOrganization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
- EEAEuropean Economic Area
- EurozoneEurozone
- NATONorth Atlantic Treaty Organization
- OECDOrganisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- OSCEOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- Three SeasThree Seas Initiative
- UfMUnion for the Mediterranean
Questions
Questions about Greece in figures
How big is Greece's economy?
The World Bank measured Greece's GDP at $280.6 billion in 2025 in current US dollars, against a peak of $351.1 billion in 2008. Measured per person, GDP was $26,948 in 2025 and $45,264 at purchasing power parity.
How high is Greece's government debt?
Debt stood at 145.7% of GDP in 2025 on the IMF's estimate, down from 209.9% in 2020, and the IMF projected 136.9% for 2026 and 110.9% for 2031.
How far did Greece's economy shrink after 2008?
Real GDP fell in each year from 2009 to 2013, according to the World Bank: by 4.1%, 5.7%, 9.9%, 8.3% and 2.3%. Output fell again by 9.2% in 2020 and grew 8.7% in 2021. Growth was 2.1% in 2025, and the IMF projected 1.8% for 2026.
How high is unemployment in Greece?
The World Bank put unemployment at 8.5% in 2025, down in every year from 27.7% in 2013. The rate for ages 15 to 24 was 21.4% in 2025, against 58.5% in 2013. For 2026 the IMF projected 7.4%.
Is Greece's population falling?
It fell from 11,121,341 in 2010 to 10,405,134 in 2024, by the World Bank's count, and edged up to 10,413,962 in 2025.
What share of Greeks are over 65?
Greece's over-65s made up 24.4% of the population in 2025 and children under 15 made up 12.8%, by the World Bank's figures. The fertility rate was 1.24 births per woman in 2024, and life expectancy at birth 81.8 years.
Record generated 2026-08-31, series 2026-09-27 · Q41 · World Bank data · Europe