Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece
Greece: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 57.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece stood at 57.2%.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece peaked at 61.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 2013.
Greece ranks 37th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.7% | — |
| 2001 | 51.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 52.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 49.9% | -5.2% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | +11.2% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 53.8% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 53.7% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 54.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 56.0% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 46.8% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +23.4% |
| 2015 | 54.3% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +10.3% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 60.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 56.3% | -8.4% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 57.2% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 52.8% | 49.7% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 46.8% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.7% | 54.5% | 57.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More infrastructure data for Greece
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 113.6 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 4.69 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 46.69 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.4509 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 4.69 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 57.2% 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 61.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Greece ranks 37th out of 114 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 22.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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