Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Greece
Greece: Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) was 1.5% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Greece, 2008–2020
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Greece is 1.5%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.0% on the previous year and up 57.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Greece peaked at 1.5% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2011.
That places Greece 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 1.1% | — |
| 2009 | 1.2% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | -20.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -7.4% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | +12.0% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +17.1% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | -17.8% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -12.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +66.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.9% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 6 Latvia 2.0% compare
- 7 North Macedonia 1.7% compare
- 8 Republic of Moldova 1.5% compare
- 10 Kyrgyzstan 1.4% compare
- 11 Serbia 1.4% compare
- 12 Italy 1.4% compare
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.33 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 4,053 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 39.78 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Greece?
- Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Greece was 1.5% in 2020, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2020.
- What is the lowest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative)?
- Greece ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 57.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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