Greece vs Russia
Greece vs Russia: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 2.1% a year in Greece and 1% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Greece, by 1.1 percentage points, or 2.07 times that in Russia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Greece has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Russia.
- In 2025, Greece ranked 101 and Russia ranked 122 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Greece at 1.6% a year and Russia at 1% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Greece | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 2.1 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 5.5 | -1.4 |
| 2021 | 8.7 | 5.9 |
| 2020 | -9.2 | -2.7 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | -0 | 0.2 |
| 2015 | -0.2 | -2 |
| 2014 | 0.8 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | -2.3 | 1.8 |
| 2012 | -8.3 | 4 |
| 2011 | -9.9 | 4 |
| 2010 | -5.7 | 4.5 |
| 2009 | -4.1 | -7.8 |
| 2008 | 0.1 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 3.5 | 8.6 |
| 2006 | 6.4 | 8.2 |
| 2005 | 1.2 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | 5.4 | 7.1 |
| 2003 | 5.8 | 7.4 |
| 2002 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 4.1 | 10.1 |
| 1999 | 2.7 | 6.3 |
| 1998 | 3.4 | -5.3 |
| 1997 | 3.6 | 1.4 |
| 1996 | 1.4 | -3.6 |
| 1995 | 2.1 | -4.1 |
| 1994 | 2 | -12.7 |
| 1993 | -1.6 | -8.7 |
| 1992 | 0.7 | – |
| 1991 | 3.1 | – |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 3.8 | – |
| 1988 | 4.3 | – |
| 1987 | -2.3 | – |
| 1986 | 0.5 | – |
| 1985 | 2.5 | – |
| 1984 | 2 | – |
| 1983 | -1.1 | – |
| 1982 | -1.1 | – |
| 1981 | -1.6 | – |
| 1980 | 0.7 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Greece | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| 2027 | 1.8 | 0.9 |
| 2028 | 1.7 | 1 |
| 2029 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 2030 | 1.6 | 1 |
| 2031 | 1.6 | 1 |
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Greece vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyGreece: 81.9 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityGreece: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityGreece: 3.3 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterGreece: 98.9% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionGreece: 4.19% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateGreece: 3.5 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationGreece: 10.2 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthGreece: -2.08% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateGreece: 1.33 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationGreece: 79.2% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageGreece: 45.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overGreece: 23.5% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateGreece: -15.6 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingGreece: 2.99% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsGreece: $7.81B in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personGreece: $842 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingGreece: 6% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelGreece: 147,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerGreece: 0.26% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersGreece: 3.2% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsGreece: 574 million TIV in 2025Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsGreece: 2 million TIV in 2025Russia: 1.94 billion TIV in 2025