Government spending by function in Greece
Greece: Government spending by function was 37.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government spending by function in Greece, 2007–2023
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of government expenditure.
Analysis
Greece recorded 37.3% for government spending by function in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending by function in Greece peaked at 41.2% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2013.
That places Greece 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Government spending by function in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of government expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 33.4% | — |
| 2008 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 37.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -16.7% |
| 2014 | 39.9% | +28.1% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 41.2% | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 41.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 40.6% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 41.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 37.6% | -8.6% |
| 2021 | 35.8% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 37.3% | +5.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 37.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.4%, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Greece's 37.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.5%, 100% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.8% | 33.4% | 34.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 31.1% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 35.6% | 37.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More reference data data for Greece
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4067 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2183 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.86 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 11.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.19 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending by function in Greece?
- Government spending by function in Greece was 37.3% in 2023, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending by function recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government spending by function recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2013.
- How does Greece rank for government spending by function?
- Greece ranks 17th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government spending by function rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending by function. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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General government expenditure on social protection. This data is divided by total government expenditure, expressed as a percentage.