Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece

Greece: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.0178 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.0178
Change on year
down 26.6%
World rank
60th
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.2226
in 2014
All-time low
0.0178
in 2020
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece, 1995–2020

00.050.10.150.21995200720201995: 0.2171996: 0.211997: 0.2061998: 0.211999: 0.1992000: 0.1962001: 0.1842002: 0.1812003: 0.1682004: 0.1782005: 0.1682006: 0.1632007: 0.1692008: 0.172009: 0.1812010: 0.1722011: 0.1792012: 0.192013: 0.1982014: 0.2232015: 0.2112016: 0.2162017: 0.0532018: 0.0572019: 0.0242020: 0.018

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Greece recorded 0.0178 for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is down 26.6% on the previous year and down 89.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece peaked at 0.2226 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0178, in 2020.

Greece ranks 60th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Greece, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.217
1996 0.2097 -3.3%
1997 0.2064 -1.6%
1998 0.2104 +2.0%
1999 0.1989 -5.5%
2000 0.1962 -1.4%
2001 0.1844 -6.0%
2002 0.1808 -1.9%
2003 0.1684 -6.9%
2004 0.1775 +5.4%
2005 0.1679 -5.4%
2006 0.1632 -2.8%
2007 0.1686 +3.3%
2008 0.1698 +0.7%
2009 0.1813 +6.8%
2010 0.1721 -5.1%
2011 0.1792 +4.1%
2012 0.1904 +6.3%
2013 0.1976 +3.8%
2014 0.2226 +12.7%
2015 0.2107 -5.3%
2016 0.2157 +2.4%
2017 0.0534 -75.2%
2018 0.0566 +6.0%
2019 0.0242 -57.3%
2020 0.0178 -26.6%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 0.0178 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4018, 4% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 0.0178 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 4% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2017 -75.2% 0.2157 0.0534
2019 -57.3% 0.0566 0.0242

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2085 0.1989 0.217 5
2000s 0.1758 0.1632 0.1962 10
2010s 0.1522 0.0242 0.2226 10
2020s 0.0178 0.0178 0.0178 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 57 Belarus 0.0928 compare
  2. 58 Spain 0.0869 compare
  3. 59 China 0.0215 compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece?
Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Greece was 0.0178 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.2226 in 2014.
What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0178 in 2020.
How does Greece rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Greece ranks 60th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 89.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social protection, 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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Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
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Coverage
60 places, 1,210 data points, 1990–2020
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