Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Greece

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Greece in 2025 — 18.2%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 5.8 pp.

2025 18.2% −0.4 pp vs 2024
World rank 52of 132
Period maximum 23.7%2009
Period minimum 11.2%1973

Trend over time

1960–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Greece, 1960–20251015202519601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 12.5%1962: 12.3%1964: 12.1%1966: 12.2%1968: 13.4%1970: 12.8%1972: 12.1%1974: 13.8%1976: 14.8%1978: 15.4%1980: 15.8%1982: 17.6%1984: 18.8%1986: 18.5%1988: 16.6%1990: 17.7%1992: 16.2%1994: 16.2%1996: 18%1998: 18.1%2000: 18.9%2002: 19.8%2004: 19.6%2006: 20.5%2008: 21%2010: 22.5%2012: 22.6%2014: 20.8%2016: 20.7%2018: 19.8%2020: 22.8%2022: 19.9%2024: 18.6%2025: 18.2%
Change over the period: +5.8 pp Annual average: 0.09 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Greece

Greece 18.2%
Southern Europe computed 18.6%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Greece, by year Greece All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 18.2 −0.4 pp
2024 18.6 −0.9 pp
2023 19.4 −0.5 pp
2022 19.9 −1.7 pp
2021 21.6 −1.2 pp
2020 22.8 +2.8 pp
2019 20 +0.2 pp
2018 19.8 −0.8 pp
2017 20.5 −0.2 pp
2016 20.7 −0.1 pp
2015 20.8 −0 pp
2014 20.8 −0.2 pp
2013 21 −1.6 pp
2012 22.6 +0.5 pp
2011 22.1 −0.4 pp
2010 22.5 −1.2 pp
2009 23.7 +2.7 pp
2008 21 +0.2 pp
2007 20.8 +0.3 pp
2006 20.5 +0 pp
2005 20.5 +0.8 pp
2004 19.6 +0.2 pp
2003 19.5 −0.3 pp
2002 19.8 +0.5 pp
2001 19.3 +0.4 pp
2000 18.9 +0.2 pp
1999 18.7 +0.6 pp
1998 18.1 −0.1 pp
1997 18.2 +0.2 pp
1996 18 −0 pp
1995 18 +1.8 pp
1994 16.2 −0.6 pp
1993 16.8 +0.7 pp
1992 16.2 −0.5 pp
1991 16.7 −1 pp
1990 17.7 +0.1 pp
1989 17.6 +1 pp
1988 16.6 −2.3 pp
1987 18.9 +0.3 pp
1986 18.5 −1 pp
1985 19.6 +0.7 pp
1984 18.8 +0.6 pp
1983 18.2 +0.6 pp
1982 17.6 +0.2 pp
1981 17.4 +1.6 pp
1980 15.8 −0 pp
1979 15.9 +0.4 pp
1978 15.4 −0.2 pp
1977 15.7 +0.9 pp
1976 14.8 −0.3 pp
1975 15.1 +1.2 pp
1974 13.8 +2.6 pp
1973 11.2 −0.9 pp
1972 12.1 −0.5 pp
1971 12.6 −0.2 pp
1970 12.8 −0.2 pp
1969 13 −0.4 pp
1968 13.4 −0.1 pp
1967 13.5 +1.3 pp
1966 12.2 +0 pp
1965 12.1 −0 pp
1964 12.1 +0.4 pp
1963 11.8 −0.6 pp
1962 12.3 +0.5 pp
1961 11.9 −0.6 pp
1960 12.5

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.