Overall primary balance, Transactions in Greece
Greece: Overall primary balance, Transactions was 13.07 billion in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Greece, 1999–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Greece recorded 13.07 billion for overall primary balance, transactions in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 125.1% on the previous year and up 1,913.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, overall primary balance, transactions in Greece peaked at 13.07 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, -19.44 billion, in 2009.
Greece ranks 13th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Overall primary balance, Transactions in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.44 billion | — |
| 2000 | 8.20 billion | +10.2% |
| 2001 | 5.75 billion | -29.9% |
| 2002 | 4.26 billion | -25.8% |
| 2003 | 1.50 billion | -64.9% |
| 2004 | -1.51 billion | -200.7% |
| 2005 | 488.00 million | -132.3% |
| 2006 | 819.00 million | +67.8% |
| 2007 | -125.00 million | -115.3% |
| 2008 | -6.44 billion | +5052.0% |
| 2009 | -19.44 billion | +201.9% |
| 2010 | -11.59 billion | -40.4% |
| 2011 | -8.43 billion | -27.3% |
| 2012 | -9.78 billion | +16.1% |
| 2013 | -15.36 billion | +57.0% |
| 2014 | 649.00 million | -104.2% |
| 2015 | -2.60 billion | -500.9% |
| 2016 | 5.53 billion | -312.6% |
| 2017 | 5.45 billion | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 5.66 billion | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 4.94 billion | -12.8% |
| 2020 | -12.31 billion | -349.3% |
| 2021 | -8.51 billion | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 729.00 million | -108.6% |
| 2023 | 5.81 billion | +696.6% |
| 2024 | 13.07 billion | +125.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.44 billion | 7.44 billion | 7.44 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | -649.10 million | -19.44 billion | 8.20 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.55 billion | -15.36 billion | 5.66 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -242.60 million | -12.31 billion | 13.07 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More public sector data for Greece
- Arms imports 623.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 59.87 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0024 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- 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 overall primary balance, transactions in Greece?
- Overall primary balance, transactions in Greece was 13.07 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 13.07 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest overall primary balance, transactions recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.44 billion in 2009.
- How does Greece rank for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Greece ranks 13th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is overall primary balance, transactions rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,913.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.