Greece

Government debt in Greece

Government debt in Greece: 22.8% of GDP in 1980 and 146.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
146.6% of GDP
Since 1980
+123.8 percentage points
Rank, 2025
2 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
111.1% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in GreeceGovernment debt in Greece: 22.8% of GDP in 1980 and 146.6% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 111.1% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 111.1% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 209.9% of GDP in 2020, the lowest 22.8% of GDP in 1980.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearGreece
2025146.6
2024155.4
2023165.5
2022179.2
2021197.8
2020209.9
2019183.7
2018189.6
2017182.6
2016183.7
2015180
2014182.8
2013180.5
2012164.3
2011175.1
2010147.8
2009128.5
2008110.9
2007104.6
2006105.3
2005109.9
2004105.5
2003104.3
2002107.9
2001110.5
2000108.9
1999102.8
1998100.8
1997102.6
1996103.7
1995100.4
199499.7
1993101.7
199281.1
199175.7
199074.2
198960.7
198857.9
198753.2
198647.8
198547.3
198440.6
198334.1
198229.7
198127.1
198022.8
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearGreece
2026136
2027128.7
2028124.1
2029119.9
2030115.3
2031111.1

Good to know

  • What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
  • 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 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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