Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Greece
Greece: Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.515 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Greece, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Greece recorded 0.515 for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Greece peaked at 0.5834 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.3899, in 2011.
That places Greece 31st out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5834 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5755 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.5748 | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5278 | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 0.5154 | -2.4% |
| 2000 | 0.5146 | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5176 | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.493 | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4961 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4899 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4981 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 0.4445 | -10.8% |
| 2007 | 0.4463 | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4446 | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.4519 | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4526 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3899 | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4559 | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 0.4821 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 0.524 | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4986 | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4963 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.5077 | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5235 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5084 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | 0.515 | +1.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.515 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4416, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.515 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4692, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5554 | 0.5154 | 0.5834 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4796 | 0.4445 | 0.5176 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4839 | 0.3899 | 0.524 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.515 | 0.515 | 0.515 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 59.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 54.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 623.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 770.96 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0313 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 8.02 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 3,134 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Greece?
- Health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Greece was 0.515 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5834 in 1995.
- What is the lowest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3899 in 2011.
- How does Greece rank for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
- Greece ranks 31st out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. 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 Health, 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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About this data
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.