Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Greece
Greece: Persons who cannot afford a personal car was 7.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Greece, 2003–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 7.3% for persons who cannot afford a personal car in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 13.1% on the previous year and down 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford a personal car in Greece peaked at 12.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2025.
Greece ranks 15th of 47 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 12.2% | — |
| 2004 | 11.7% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 10.0% | -14.5% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 8.4% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.0% | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 9.7% | -3.0% |
| 2018 | 9.0% | -7.2% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 8.8% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.5% | -5.1% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | +12.0% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | -13.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 7.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.7%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Greece's 7.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.4%, 1.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.9% | 8.1% | 12.2% | 7 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.4% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.3% | 8.8% | 6 |
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 persons who cannot afford a personal car in Greece?
- Persons who cannot afford a personal car in Greece was 7.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford a personal car recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2025.
- How does Greece rank for persons who cannot afford a personal car?
- Greece ranks 15th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is persons who cannot afford a personal car rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford a personal car. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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