Government deficit or surplus in Greece
The government balance in Greece was 2.0% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.
Greece, 2025
2.0%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
European Union, 2025
-3.1%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
-2.5%
Position in 2025
3rd of 27
Government deficit or surplus in Greece over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Greece | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.0% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | -1.5% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | -2.7% | -3.1% |
| 2021 | -7.3% | -4.6% |
| 2020 | -9.9% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | -5.9% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | -3.8% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | -13.6% | -3.1% |
| 2012 | -9.3% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | -10.5% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | -11.4% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | -15.4% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | -10.3% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | -6.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | -6.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | -6.3% | -2.4% |
| 2004 | -9.1% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | -8.0% | -3.1% |
| 2002 | -6.2% | -2.8% |
| 2001 | -5.6% | -2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 1.4% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -5.9%, the figure has changed by +7.9 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Greece has the 3rd highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was -3.1%.