Government debt in Greece
Government debt in Greece was equal to 145.4% of GDP at the end of 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 2009.
Greece, 2025
145.4%
Change from 2024
−8.1percentage points
European Union, 2025
81.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
58.9%
Position in 2025
1st of 27
Government debt in Greece over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 145.4% | 81.5% |
| 2024 | 153.5% | 80.3% |
| 2023 | 164.0% | 80.3% |
| 2022 | 177.8% | 82.3% |
| 2021 | 197.3% | 86.6% |
| 2020 | 209.4% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 183.2% | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 189.0% | 79.4% |
| 2017 | 182.1% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 183.1% | 84.0% |
| 2015 | 179.6% | 85.0% |
| 2014 | 182.7% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 180.4% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | 164.1% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 175.1% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | 147.8% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | 128.5% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | 110.9% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | 104.6% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | 105.3% | 65.0% |
| 2005 | 109.9% | 67.2% |
| 2004 | 105.5% | 67.1% |
| 2003 | 104.3% | 66.8% |
| 2002 | 107.9% | 65.6% |
| 2001 | 110.5% | 65.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −8.1 percentage points from 153.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 179.6%, the figure has changed by −34.2 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 81.5%.