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

Latest (2020)
0.6432
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
33rd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.9688
in 1995
All-time low
0.6385
in 2018
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Greece, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 0.9691996: 0.9641997: 0.6921998: 0.6961999: 0.6892000: 0.6712001: 0.6922002: 0.6792003: 0.6822004: 0.6992005: 0.6572006: 0.672007: 0.7092008: 0.7022009: 0.72010: 0.6762011: 0.6792012: 0.7482013: 0.7242014: 0.7412015: 0.7672016: 0.7082017: 0.6932018: 0.6392019: 0.6562020: 0.643

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

Annual values for 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) in Greece, 1995 to 2020.
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.

YearChange FromTo
1997 -28.2% 0.9635 0.6922

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 30 Mongolia 0.6643 compare
  2. 31 Slovakia 0.6633 compare
  3. 32 Paraguay 0.6549 compare
  4. 34 North Macedonia 0.6369 compare
  5. 35 Guatemala 0.6364 compare
  6. 36 Luxembourg 0.6236 compare

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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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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)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
79 places, 1,598 data points, 1973–2020
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