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
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
| Year | Greece |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 146.6 |
| 2024 | 155.4 |
| 2023 | 165.5 |
| 2022 | 179.2 |
| 2021 | 197.8 |
| 2020 | 209.9 |
| 2019 | 183.7 |
| 2018 | 189.6 |
| 2017 | 182.6 |
| 2016 | 183.7 |
| 2015 | 180 |
| 2014 | 182.8 |
| 2013 | 180.5 |
| 2012 | 164.3 |
| 2011 | 175.1 |
| 2010 | 147.8 |
| 2009 | 128.5 |
| 2008 | 110.9 |
| 2007 | 104.6 |
| 2006 | 105.3 |
| 2005 | 109.9 |
| 2004 | 105.5 |
| 2003 | 104.3 |
| 2002 | 107.9 |
| 2001 | 110.5 |
| 2000 | 108.9 |
| 1999 | 102.8 |
| 1998 | 100.8 |
| 1997 | 102.6 |
| 1996 | 103.7 |
| 1995 | 100.4 |
| 1994 | 99.7 |
| 1993 | 101.7 |
| 1992 | 81.1 |
| 1991 | 75.7 |
| 1990 | 74.2 |
| 1989 | 60.7 |
| 1988 | 57.9 |
| 1987 | 53.2 |
| 1986 | 47.8 |
| 1985 | 47.3 |
| 1984 | 40.6 |
| 1983 | 34.1 |
| 1982 | 29.7 |
| 1981 | 27.1 |
| 1980 | 22.8 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Greece |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 136 |
| 2027 | 128.7 |
| 2028 | 124.1 |
| 2029 | 119.9 |
| 2030 | 115.3 |
| 2031 | 111.1 |
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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- Military spending2.99% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$7.81B in 2025
- Military spending per person$842 in 2025
- Military share of state spending6% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel147,000 people in 2020
- National power0.26% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers3.2% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports574 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports2 million TIV in 2025
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