Social benefits, Transactions in Greece
Greece: Social benefits, Transactions was 46.08 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Social benefits, Transactions in Greece, 1999–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, social benefits, transactions in Greece stood at 46.08 billion.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, transactions in Greece peaked at 48.93 billion in 2009 and was at its lowest, 18.50 billion, in 1999.
That places Greece 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Social benefits, Transactions in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.50 billion | — |
| 2000 | 20.52 billion | +10.9% |
| 2001 | 22.62 billion | +10.3% |
| 2002 | 24.40 billion | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 27.66 billion | +13.4% |
| 2004 | 29.26 billion | +5.8% |
| 2005 | 31.97 billion | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 35.97 billion | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 40.00 billion | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 45.72 billion | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 48.93 billion | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 47.33 billion | -3.3% |
| 2011 | 47.49 billion | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 44.58 billion | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 38.99 billion | -12.5% |
| 2014 | 39.08 billion | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 39.56 billion | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 39.43 billion | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 38.61 billion | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 38.66 billion | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 39.65 billion | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 39.61 billion | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 41.10 billion | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 43.31 billion | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 45.92 billion | +6.0% |
| 2024 | 46.08 billion | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.50 billion | 18.50 billion | 18.50 billion | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.70 billion | 20.52 billion | 48.93 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.34 billion | 38.61 billion | 47.49 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.20 billion | 39.61 billion | 46.08 billion | 5 |
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- 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 social benefits, transactions in Greece?
- Social benefits, transactions in Greece was 46.08 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, transactions recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 48.93 billion in 2009.
- What is the lowest social benefits, transactions recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.50 billion in 1999.
- How does Greece rank for social benefits, transactions?
- Greece ranks 25th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
- Is social benefits, transactions rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social benefits, 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.