Central government expense in Greece

Central government expense in Greece was equal to 47.3% of GDP in 2023.

Measure: Central government expense as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1972 to 2023 Source: World Bank
Greece, 2023 47.3% % of GDP
Change from 2022 −3.5percentage points 2022: 50.8%
European Union, 2022 39.3% Official aggregate Not the same period as Greece (2023).
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2023 38.5% Middle value of 19 countries

Central government expense in Greece over time

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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Central government expense as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2000 to 2023
Period GreeceEuropean Union
2023 47.3% –
2022 50.8% 39.3%
2021 54.8% 41.1%
2020 58.1% 42.2%
2019 46.9% 36.4%
2018 48.0% 36.6%
2017 47.7% 37.0%
2016 48.9% 37.4%
2015 52.2% 37.8%
2014 49.7% 38.6%
2013 61.4% 39.1%
2012 57.4% 39.1%
2011 54.8% 38.1%
2010 51.1% 39.6%
2009 52.0% 39.4%
2008 47.9% 36.2%
2007 44.7% 35.4%
2006 43.1% 35.9%
2005 43.9% 36.5%
2004 44.6% 36.7%
2003 43.2% 38.2%
2002 43.2% 37.9%
2001 43.8% 37.7%
2000 44.4% 37.7%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −3.5 percentage points from 50.8% in 2022.
  • Since 2013, when it was 61.4%, the figure has changed by −14.1 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
GC.XPN.TOTL.GD.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1972 to 2023 for Greece
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics