General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Greece
Greece: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 2.72 in 2020. ▲ Rising
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Greece, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Greece stood at 2.72. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 59.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Greece peaked at 2.72 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.33, in 1995.
That places Greece 7th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.33 | — |
| 1996 | 1.41 | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 1.46 | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 1.47 | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.43 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.46 | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 1.44 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.51 | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.63 | +7.7% |
| 2004 | 1.53 | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.64 | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 1.58 | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 1.57 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 1.7 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.75 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 1.71 | -2.7% |
| 2011 | 1.76 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.83 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 2.06 | +12.5% |
| 2014 | 1.88 | -8.7% |
| 2015 | 1.86 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.11 | +13.4% |
| 2017 | 2.47 | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 2.48 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 2.52 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 2.72 | +7.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.72 is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 2.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.72 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 2.3× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.42 | 1.33 | 1.47 | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.58 | 1.44 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.07 | 1.71 | 2.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.72 | 2.72 | 2.72 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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Frequently asked questions
- What is general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Greece?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Greece was 2.72 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 in 2020.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.33 in 1995.
- How does Greece rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Greece ranks 7th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.4%. 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 General public services, 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.