Greece vs Italy

Greece vs Italy: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 2.1% a year in Greece and 0.5% a year in Italy, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by 1.5 percentage points, or 3.84 times that in Italy.

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% a year · IMF

Greece vs Italy: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 2.1% a year in Greece and 0.5% a year in Italy, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by 1.5 percentage points, or 3.84 times that in Italy.
GreeceItalyIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Greece has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Italy.
  • In 2025, Greece ranked 101 and Italy ranked 131 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Greece at 1.6% a year and Italy at 0.6% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearGreeceItaly
20252.10.5
20242.10.8
20232.10.9
20225.54.8
20218.78.9
2020-9.2-8.9
20192.30.4
20182.10.8
20171.51.6
2016-01.2
2015-0.20.9
20140.8-0
2013-2.3-1.8
2012-8.3-3.1
2011-9.90.7
2010-5.71.5
2009-4.1-5.3
20080.1-1
20073.51.5
20066.41.8
20051.20.8
20045.41.5
20035.80.1
20024.70.3
20014.72
20004.13.9
19992.71.7
19983.41.8
19973.61.9
19961.41.5
19952.12.9
199422.2
1993-1.6-0.9
19920.70.8
19913.11.4
199002.1
19893.83.4
19884.34.2
1987-2.33.2
19860.52.9
19852.52.8
198423.2
1983-1.11.2
1982-1.10.4
1981-1.64.7
19800.73.1
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearGreeceItaly
20261.80.8
20271.80.6
20281.70.7
20291.60.6
20301.60.6
20311.60.6

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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