Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Greece
Greece: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) was 2.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Greece, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net investment in nonfinancial assets in Greece is 2.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and down 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Greece peaked at 5.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2019.
Greece ranks 96th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4.7% | — |
| 1973 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 3.8% | -19.8% |
| 1975 | 4.6% | +18.7% |
| 1976 | 4.6% | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 4.3% | -6.2% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | -8.4% |
| 1980 | 3.7% | -6.9% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 3.3% | -21.6% |
| 1983 | 3.7% | +14.0% |
| 1984 | 3.9% | +4.6% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | -7.7% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | -18.6% |
| 1987 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 1988 | 2.6% | -6.7% |
| 1989 | 3.1% | +18.2% |
| 1990 | 2.5% | -17.2% |
| 1995 | 3.3% | +30.4% |
| 1996 | 3.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +6.3% |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +31.5% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +19.8% |
| 2000 | 4.8% | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 4.9% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 5.0% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +18.1% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -9.9% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | -26.0% |
| 2006 | 3.8% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +13.5% |
| 2009 | 4.1% | -11.4% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -32.5% |
| 2011 | 2.0% | -29.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | +107.4% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -19.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +14.1% |
| 2016 | 2.8% | -25.6% |
| 2017 | 2.2% | -18.8% |
| 2018 | 1.8% | -20.6% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | -15.1% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +31.9% |
| 2021 | 2.4% | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -6.2% |
| 2024 | 2.3% | +0.9% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 2.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.1%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Greece's 2.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.4%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.4% | 3.8% | 4.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 3.4% | 2.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.9% | 2.5% | 5.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 3.8% | 5.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 1.5% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Greece?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Greece was 2.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 5.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2019.
- How does Greece rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Greece ranks 96th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.