Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Greece

Greece: Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.5185 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.5185
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
24th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.6642
in 2013
All-time low
0.1041
in 1997
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Greece, 1995–2020

0.20.40.61995200720201995: 0.1711996: 0.211997: 0.1041998: 0.1851999: 0.172000: 0.1442001: 0.1842002: 0.2862003: 0.272004: 0.32005: 0.2452006: 0.4212007: 0.4472008: 0.482009: 0.4052010: 0.392011: 0.4312012: 0.5332013: 0.6642014: 0.6592015: 0.6372016: 0.5972017: 0.5592018: 0.542019: 0.5212020: 0.518

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Greece stood at 0.5185.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Greece peaked at 0.6642 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1041, in 1997.

Greece ranks 24th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Environmental protection, 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 0.1713
1996 0.2098 +22.4%
1997 0.1041 -50.4%
1998 0.185 +77.7%
1999 0.1703 -8.0%
2000 0.1442 -15.3%
2001 0.1843 +27.8%
2002 0.2857 +55.0%
2003 0.2696 -5.6%
2004 0.2997 +11.2%
2005 0.2447 -18.4%
2006 0.4212 +72.1%
2007 0.4467 +6.1%
2008 0.4798 +7.4%
2009 0.4049 -15.6%
2010 0.3896 -3.8%
2011 0.4305 +10.5%
2012 0.5335 +23.9%
2013 0.6642 +24.5%
2014 0.6593 -0.7%
2015 0.6374 -3.3%
2016 0.5975 -6.3%
2017 0.5595 -6.4%
2018 0.5399 -3.5%
2019 0.5207 -3.6%
2020 0.5185 -0.4%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.5185 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.357, 1.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.5185 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3794, 1.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1681 0.1041 0.2098 5
2000s 0.3181 0.1442 0.4798 10
2010s 0.5532 0.3896 0.6642 10
2020s 0.5185 0.5185 0.5185 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 21 Slovakia 0.5882 compare
  2. 22 Iceland 0.5812 compare
  3. 23 Estonia 0.5513 compare
  4. 25 Ireland 0.4647 compare
  5. 26 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4472 compare
  6. 27 Austria 0.4454 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Greece?
Environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's in Greece was 0.5185 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.6642 in 2013.
What is the lowest environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1041 in 1997.
How does Greece rank for environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's?
Greece ranks 24th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is environmental protection, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. 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 Environmental protection, 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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Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
60 places, 1,176 data points, 1990–2020
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