Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece

Greece: Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 1.53 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.53
Change on year
up 24.3%
World rank
2nd
of 78 countries
All-time high
1.53
in 2020
All-time low
0.2805
in 2014
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece, 1995–2020

0.250.50.7511.21.51995200720201995: 0.571996: 0.5731997: 0.6471998: 0.7571999: 0.8142000: 0.692001: 0.7772002: 0.7652003: 0.8512004: 0.8082005: 0.7272006: 0.6692007: 0.7212008: 0.7442009: 0.612010: 0.3132011: 0.812012: 0.812013: 0.9372014: 0.2812015: 0.8432016: 1.52017: 1.12018: 1.12019: 1.22020: 1.5

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Greece recorded 1.53 for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 388.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece peaked at 1.53 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2805, in 2014.

That places Greece 2nd out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Greece, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.5705
1996 0.5728 +0.4%
1997 0.6469 +12.9%
1998 0.7573 +17.1%
1999 0.8141 +7.5%
2000 0.6902 -15.2%
2001 0.7773 +12.6%
2002 0.7652 -1.5%
2003 0.8513 +11.3%
2004 0.808 -5.1%
2005 0.7275 -10.0%
2006 0.6687 -8.1%
2007 0.7209 +7.8%
2008 0.7443 +3.2%
2009 0.6101 -18.0%
2010 0.3131 -48.7%
2011 0.8102 +158.7%
2012 0.8099 -0.0%
2013 0.937 +15.7%
2014 0.2805 -70.1%
2015 0.8432 +200.6%
2016 1.45 +72.2%
2017 1.12 -23.0%
2018 1.11 -0.4%
2019 1.23 +10.5%
2020 1.53 +24.3%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 1.53 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5506, 2.8× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 1.53 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5683, 2.7× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 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.

YearChange FromTo
2015 +200.6% 0.2805 0.8432
2011 +158.7% 0.3131 0.8102

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6723 0.5705 0.8141 5
2000s 0.7364 0.6101 0.8513 10
2010s 0.8908 0.2805 1.45 10
2020s 1.53 1.53 1.53 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 1 Netherlands 2.07 compare
  2. 3 Brazil 1.31 compare
  3. 4 Bulgaria 1.04 compare
  4. 5 Chile 1.02 compare

See the full ranking of 78 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece?
Capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece was 1.53 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1.53 in 2020.
What is the lowest capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2805 in 2014.
How does Greece rank for capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Greece ranks 2nd out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
Is capital spending, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 388.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Capital spending, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
78 places, 1,624 data points, 1972–2020
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