Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Greece
Greece: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty was 23.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
23.5%
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
58th
of 184 countries
All-time high
26.3%
in 2020
All-time low
11.6%
in 1973
Years of data
73
1951–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Greece, 1951–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Greece recorded 23.5% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Greece peaked at 26.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1973.
That places Greece 58th out of 184 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 73 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 15.9% | — |
| 1952 | 16.7% | +5.0% |
| 1953 | 14.3% | -14.3% |
| 1954 | 15.2% | +6.0% |
| 1955 | 14.8% | -2.6% |
| 1956 | 14.3% | -3.5% |
| 1957 | 14.0% | -1.9% |
| 1958 | 13.3% | -4.7% |
| 1959 | 13.1% | -1.7% |
| 1960 | 13.1% | -0.1% |
| 1961 | 12.3% | -6.5% |
| 1962 | 13.2% | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 12.3% | -6.9% |
| 1964 | 12.6% | +2.8% |
| 1965 | 12.6% | +0.2% |
| 1966 | 12.7% | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 13.3% | +4.8% |
| 1968 | 12.8% | -3.8% |
| 1969 | 12.6% | -2.1% |
| 1970 | 12.3% | -2.4% |
| 1971 | 12.1% | -1.5% |
| 1972 | 11.7% | -2.8% |
| 1973 | 11.6% | -0.8% |
| 1974 | 14.1% | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 14.9% | +6.0% |
| 1976 | 14.7% | -1.3% |
| 1977 | 15.4% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 14.8% | -3.9% |
| 1979 | 15.2% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 15.2% | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 16.7% | +10.0% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 17.9% | +5.5% |
| 1984 | 18.2% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 18.4% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 18.2% | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 19.0% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 17.4% | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 18.1% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 17.6% | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 17.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 17.8% | +4.4% |
| 1994 | 17.4% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 18.8% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 19.9% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 20.7% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 20.8% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 19.5% | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 21.3% | +7.3% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 25.0% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 22.7% | -9.5% |
| 2014 | 22.5% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 22.9% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 22.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 26.3% | +17.4% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 23.8% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 14.6% | 13.1% | 16.7% | 9 |
| 1960s | 12.8% | 12.3% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 13.7% | 11.6% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.6% | 15.2% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.0% | 16.8% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.8% | 19.5% | 24.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.4% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 23.5% | 26.3% | 4 |
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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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Greece?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty in Greece was 23.5% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1973.
- How does Greece rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty?
- Greece ranks 58th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. share of population living in extreme poverty rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.