Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Greece
Greece: Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.5185 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Environmental protection, Ratio of this level of government's in Greece, 1995–2020
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 … total in Greece, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.