Other expense in Greece
Greece: Other expense was 11.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Other expense in Greece, 1995–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, other expense in Greece stood at 11.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% on the previous year and down 54.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense in Greece peaked at 25.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1996.
That places Greece 35th out of 147 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Other expense in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 5.5% | — |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +45.0% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | +13.7% |
| 1999 | 8.1% | -10.3% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +21.2% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -17.3% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 9.4% | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 11.1% | +17.5% |
| 2005 | 9.1% | -17.4% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | -16.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 9.6% | +29.1% |
| 2009 | 8.9% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 8.3% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +58.7% |
| 2013 | 25.7% | +86.9% |
| 2014 | 8.4% | -67.5% |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +59.1% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | -40.1% |
| 2017 | 8.4% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +28.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +47.8% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -14.9% |
| 2022 | 10.3% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +13.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 11.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 1.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Greece's 11.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.5%, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.2% | 5.5% | 9.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 9.0% | 7.5% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.0% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 10.3% | 15.2% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense in Greece?
- Other expense in Greece was 11.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest other expense recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest other expense recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1996.
- How does Greece rank for other expense?
- Greece ranks 35th out of 147 countries with data for 2023.
- Is other expense rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Other expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other expense is spending on dividends, rent, and other miscellaneous expenses, including provision for consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.