Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Greece
Greece: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.6432 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Greece, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Greece is 0.6432, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Greece peaked at 0.9688 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6385, in 2018.
Greece ranks 33rd of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.9688 | — |
| 1996 | 0.9635 | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6922 | -28.2% |
| 1998 | 0.6965 | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.6888 | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.6707 | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6916 | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 0.679 | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.6821 | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6993 | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6566 | -6.1% |
| 2006 | 0.67 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.709 | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7023 | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7003 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6762 | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6786 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7475 | +10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7239 | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7414 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 0.767 | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7083 | -7.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6928 | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.6385 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6563 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6432 | -2.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 0.6432 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 1.4× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Greece's 0.6432 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5393, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -28.2% | 0.9635 | 0.6922 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.802 | 0.6888 | 0.9688 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6861 | 0.6566 | 0.709 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7031 | 0.6385 | 0.767 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6432 | 0.6432 | 0.6432 | 1 |
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 use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Greece?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Greece was 0.6432 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9688 in 1995.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6385 in 2018.
- How does Greece rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Greece ranks 33rd out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. 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 Use of goods and services, 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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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.