Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Greece: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 2.5% (2025), 102nd of 180 in the world and 33rd of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 2.8% (2025), 127th of 209 in the world and 40th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Exchange rate is 0.88 (2025), 186th of 210 in the world and 40th of 57 in Europe & Central Asia.
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9 indicators
Prices & public finance: Greece in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 2.5%2025 | 102/180 | 33/49 | 3.2% | 4.7% | -1.2% | +4.2 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 2.8%2025 | 127/209 | 40/56 | 1.6% | 1.2% | -0.4% | +3.0 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 0.882025 | 186/210 | 40/57 | 365.40 | 0.75 | 0.88 | −1.8%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 27.4%2024 | 7/142 | 3/48 | 23.3% | 20.4% | 25.0% | +2.0 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 44.8%2024 | 6/142 | 3/48 | 42.5% | 38.0% | 44.0% | +1.6 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 47.3%2023 | 7/142 | 2/47 | 44.4% | 51.1% | 58.1% | −14.1 ppsince 2013 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 48.5%2024 | 72/169 | 26/48 | 51.7%2001 | 112.8% | 81.3% | −69.4 ppsince 2014 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 2.02025 | 128/165 | 33/49 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 1.8 | +107%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 2.99%2025 | 32/156 | 11/47 | 3.59% | 2.76% | 3.02% | +0.5 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+107%2.0 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+4.2 pp2.5% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Greece and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Greece. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Greece | Türkiye | Bulgaria | Albania | North Macedonia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.5%2025 | 34.9%2025 | 4.6%2025 | 2.1%2025 | 4.1%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 2.8%2025 | 36.4%2025 | 7.4%2025 | 1.4%2025 | 4.6%2025 |
| Exchange rate | 0.882025 | 39.452025 | 1.742025 | 86.802025 | 54.652025 |
| Tax revenue | 27.4%2024 | 17.6%2024 | 20.7%2024 | 18.0%2024 | 18.8%2024 |
| Government revenue | 44.8%2024 | 31.5%2024 | 34.4%2024 | 26.1%2024 | 30.9%2024 |
| Government expense | 47.3%2023 | 33.0%2023 | 35.8%2023 | 25.4%2023 | 33.4%2023 |
| Private credit | 48.5%2024 | 45.8%2025 | 47.1%2024 | 36.4%2025 | 56.3%2025 |
| Reserves, months of imports | 2.02025 | 5.12025 | 7.22025 | 7.22025 | 4.62025 |
| Military spending | 2.99%2025 | 1.91%2025 | 2.01%2025 | 2.03%2025 | 1.97%2025 |