Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece
Greece: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 8.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece is 8.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece peaked at 9.2% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2021.
That places Greece 101st out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.1% | -2.9% |
| 2002 | 8.5% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 8.6% | -5.6% |
| 2005 | 9.2% | +7.2% |
| 2006 | 8.1% | -12.5% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 8.2% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 8.0% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 7.1% | -11.3% |
| 2014 | 8.5% | +18.9% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 8.0% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 8.3% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +10.4% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.3% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.1% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.6% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 4 |
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More education data for Greece
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 358,828 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.6913 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 174,340 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 872,882 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.0062 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,465 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17,215 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 433,746 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1304 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece was 8.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 9.2% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2021.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Greece ranks 101st out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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