Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece

Greece: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 1.07 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
1.07
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
5th
of 80 countries
All-time high
1.12
in 2000
All-time low
1.02
in 2013
Years of data
24
1997–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece, 1997–2020

00.250.50.7511997200820201997: 1.11998: 1.11999: 1.12000: 1.12001: 1.12002: 1.12003: 1.12004: 12005: 1.12006: 12007: 12008: 1.12009: 1.12010: 1.12011: 1.12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 1.12017: 1.12018: 1.12019: 1.12020: 1.1

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece stood at 1.07.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece peaked at 1.12 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.02, in 2013.

Greece ranks 5th of 80 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Greece, 1997 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1997 1.1
1998 1.1 -0.0%
1999 1.12 +1.6%
2000 1.12 +0.2%
2001 1.07 -4.6%
2002 1.06 -1.5%
2003 1.07 +1.1%
2004 1.05 -1.7%
2005 1.06 +0.7%
2006 1.05 -0.6%
2007 1.05 -0.1%
2008 1.05 +0.5%
2009 1.05 -0.1%
2010 1.08 +2.4%
2011 1.06 -1.8%
2012 1.03 -2.3%
2013 1.02 -1.5%
2014 1.03 +0.9%
2015 1.04 +1.1%
2016 1.05 +1.1%
2017 1.05 +0.4%
2018 1.06 +0.6%
2019 1.07 +1.0%
2020 1.07 -0.1%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 1.07 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 1.1× the median. (42 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 1.07 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.966, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.11 1.1 1.12 3
2000s 1.06 1.05 1.12 10
2010s 1.05 1.02 1.08 10
2020s 1.07 1.07 1.07 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 2 Mauritius 1.31 compare
  2. 3 Israel 1.23 compare
  3. 4 Guatemala 1.12 compare
  4. 6 Honduras 1.04 compare
  5. 7 Türkiye 1.03 compare
  6. 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.03 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece?
Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece was 1.07 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 1.12 in 2000.
What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 1.02 in 2013.
How does Greece rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Greece ranks 5th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Interest, payable, 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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Interest, payable, 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
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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