Government spending in Greece

Government spending in Greece was equal to 47.8% of GDP in 2025.

Measure: Government expenditure as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Greece, 2025 47.8% % of GDP
Change from 2024 0percentage points 2024: 47.8%
European Union, 2025 49.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 47.3% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 13th of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending in Greece over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government expenditure as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period GreeceEuropean Union
2025 47.8% 49.4%
2024 47.8% 48.9%
2023 49.5% 48.8%
2022 53.2% 49.1%
2021 56.6% 51.1%
2020 59.3% 52.8%
2019 47.7% 46.6%
2018 48.6% 46.6%
2017 48.6% 46.9%
2016 50.3% 47.5%
2015 54.8% 48.3%
2014 51.5% 49.3%
2013 63.9% 50.0%
2012 57.9% 50.0%
2011 55.1% 49.3%
2010 53.1% 50.7%
2009 54.8% 50.9%
2008 51.5% 47.0%
2007 47.8% 45.8%
2006 45.9% 46.6%
2005 46.6% 47.2%
2004 48.8% 47.4%
2003 47.9% 48.1%
2002 47.1% 47.8%
2001 47.5% 47.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is unchanged from 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 54.8%, the figure has changed by −7.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 13th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_main · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_GDP sector=S13 na_item=TE
Observation period
1995 to 2025 for Greece
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat