Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Greece
Greece: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.8696 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece is 0.8696, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 24.8% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece peaked at 0.9515 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.6966, in 2019.
Greece ranks 23rd of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.842 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8264 | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 0.842 | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8541 | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8297 | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 0.8494 | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8608 | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8387 | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8621 | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8411 | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8166 | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.7262 | -11.1% |
| 2007 | 0.7414 | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8004 | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 0.787 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7387 | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7566 | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8842 | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9515 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7638 | -19.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8178 | +7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.7544 | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.7291 | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7191 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6966 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8696 | +24.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.8696 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.8696 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8388 | 0.8264 | 0.8541 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8124 | 0.7262 | 0.8621 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7812 | 0.6966 | 0.9515 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8696 | 0.8696 | 0.8696 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece?
- Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece was 0.8696 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9515 in 2013.
- What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6966 in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Greece ranks 23rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, 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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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.