Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Greece
Greece: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 6.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece, 2000–2022
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 6.4%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 14.3% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece peaked at 8.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 2022.
That places Greece 188th out of 197 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.0% | — |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 8.7% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | -18.4% |
| 2017 | 7.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | -14.3% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 6.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 56% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Greece's 6.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.9%, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.6% | 7.0% | 8.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 6.4% | 6.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More education data for Greece
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82,575 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 7,545 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 90,546 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83,794 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 687,813 (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 578,574 (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.67 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0556 units per person (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 6.4% in 2022, 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 8.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 2022.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Greece ranks 188th out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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