Greece (2025)
1.7
% of GDP
+0.4pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.4pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
26
years of data

Data

Greece Government Deficit (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. Eurostat.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 1.7 +0.4pp
2024 1.3 +2.7pp
2023 -1.4 +1.2pp
2022 -2.6 +4.6pp
2021 -7.2 +2.7pp
2020 -9.9 -10.7pp
2019 0.8 -0.1pp
2018 0.9 +0.2pp
2017 0.7 +0.5pp
2016 0.2 +6.1pp
2015 -5.9 -2.1pp
2014 -3.8 +9.8pp
2013 -13.6 -4.3pp
2012 -9.3 +1.2pp
2011 -10.5 +0.9pp
2010 -11.4 +4pp
2009 -15.4 -5.1pp
2008 -10.3 -3.5pp
2007 -6.8 -0.8pp
2006 -6 +0.3pp

About this Dataset

Greece recorded 1.7 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.4pp. Across 2000–2025 the series ranges from -15.4 in 2009 to 1.7 in 2025.

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Greece from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context.

Data sourced from Eurostat via SDMX REST API. Values use harmonised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the general government balance (surplus/deficit as % of GDP) in Greece from 2000 to present. Show Maastricht 3% deficit threshold context. It is published by Eurostat and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. Eurostat typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2000–2025 (26 observations).

The series peaked at 1.7 % of GDP in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of -15.4 in 2009. The latest reading of 1.7 in 2025 represents a change of +0.4pp.