Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Greece
Greece: Proportion of total government spending on essential … social was 37.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Greece is 37.4%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Greece peaked at 41.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2000.
That places Greece 23rd out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.3% | — |
| 2001 | 29.6% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 30.7% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +11.1% |
| 2006 | 33.5% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 37.4% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 31.2% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +28.2% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 40.7% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 37.4% | +5.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 37.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 31.3%, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Greece's 37.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 35.5%, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential … social in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +28.2% | 31.2% | 39.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 31.7% | 29.3% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.4% | 31.2% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 35.6% | 37.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Greece?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Greece was 37.4% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Greece ranks 23rd out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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