Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Greece

Greece: Share of government expenditure going to interest payments was 7.27 in 2023. ▬ Flat

Latest (2023)
7.27
Change on year
up 40.6%
World rank
75th
of 152 countries
All-time high
20.87
in 1990
All-time low
4.22
in 1982
Years of data
46
1972–2023

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Greece, 1972–2023

5101520197219972023

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Greece is 7.27, measured in 2023.

That represents a change of up 40.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Greece peaked at 20.87 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.22, in 1982.

Greece ranks 75th of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Greece, 1972 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1972 5.77
1973 5.21 -9.7%
1974 5.64 +8.2%
1975 5.93 +5.2%
1976 6.29 +6.0%
1977 5.5 -12.5%
1978 5.88 +6.9%
1979 7.71 +31.1%
1980 9.01 +17.0%
1981 8.99 -0.3%
1982 4.22 -53.1%
1983 7.23 +71.3%
1984 10.56 +46.1%
1985 12.05 +14.1%
1986 13.82 +14.8%
1987 14.68 +6.2%
1988 16.03 +9.2%
1989 14.66 -8.5%
1990 20.87 +42.3%
1997 19.98 -4.2%
1998 18.29 -8.5%
1999 18.32 +0.2%
2000 15.88 -13.3%
2001 14.84 -6.6%
2002 13.58 -8.5%
2003 12.02 -11.5%
2004 11.26 -6.3%
2005 11.24 -0.2%
2006 10.75 -4.3%
2007 10.54 -1.9%
2008 10.54 -0.0%
2009 10.15 -3.7%
2010 12.01 +18.3%
2011 13.93 +16.0%
2012 9.43 -32.3%
2013 6.9 -26.8%
2014 8.34 +20.7%
2015 7.15 -14.3%
2016 6.93 -3.0%
2017 6.92 -0.2%
2018 7.32 +5.8%
2019 6.62 -9.5%
2020 5.35 -19.3%
2021 4.9 -8.4%
2022 5.17 +5.6%
2023 7.27 +40.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.99 5.21 7.71 8
1980s 11.13 4.22 16.03 10
1990s 19.36 18.29 20.87 4
2000s 12.08 10.15 15.88 10
2010s 8.56 6.62 13.93 10
2020s 5.67 4.9 7.27 4

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 72 Canada 7.62 compare
  2. 73 Eswatini 7.62 compare
  3. 74 Argentina 7.29 compare
  4. 76 Hungary 6.64 compare
  5. 77 Tajikistan 6.39 compare
  6. 78 Uruguay 6.37 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Greece?
Share of government expenditure going to interest payments in Greece was 7.27 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 20.87 in 1990.
What is the lowest share of government expenditure going to interest payments recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 4.22 in 1982.
How does Greece rank for share of government expenditure going to interest payments?
Greece ranks 75th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
Is share of government expenditure going to interest payments rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government expenditure going to interest payments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Share of government expenditure going to interest payments
Source
Our World in Data
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Coverage
152 places, 4,278 data points, 1972–2024
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