Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Greece
Greece: Total shortfall from extreme poverty was 26.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Greece, 1995–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total shortfall from extreme poverty in Greece is 26.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 27.6% on the previous year and down 57.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total shortfall from extreme poverty in Greece peaked at 118.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices, in 2002.
Greece ranks 77th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.79 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 61.79 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 61.79 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 1 |
| 2000s | 39.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 63.49 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 9 |
| 2010s | 81.43 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 13.55 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 118.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 26.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 65.34 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 74 Dominican Republic 30.99 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 75 North Macedonia 30.72 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 76 Bulgaria 29.62 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 78 Kyrgyzstan 23.85 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 79 Portugal 23.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
- 80 Lithuania 22.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices compare
More poverty & inequality data for Greece
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (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)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 39.8% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.103 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0753 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0753 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0922 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 23.5% (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1682 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total shortfall from extreme poverty in Greece?
- Total shortfall from extreme poverty in Greece was 26.68 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 118.41 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2014.
- What is the lowest total shortfall from extreme poverty recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.48 million international-$ in 2021 prices in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for total shortfall from extreme poverty?
- Greece ranks 77th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total shortfall from extreme poverty rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Total shortfall from extreme poverty. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the amount of money that would be theoretically needed to lift the income or consumption of all people in poverty up to $3 per day. However, this is not a measure of the actual cost of eliminating poverty, since it does not take into account the costs involved in making the necessary transfers nor any changes in behavior they would bring about.