Wealth share richest in Greece
Greece: Wealth share richest was 24.27 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
24.27
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
162nd
of 215 countries
All-time high
24.27
in 2024
All-time low
13.21
in 1989
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Wealth share richest in Greece, 1980–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Greece recorded 24.27 for wealth share richest in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wealth share richest in Greece peaked at 24.27 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.21, in 1989.
That places Greece 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Wealth share richest in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 13.68 | — |
| 1981 | 13.8 | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 13.71 | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 13.57 | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 13.44 | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 13.55 | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 13.31 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 13.31 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 13.26 | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 13.21 | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 14.21 | +7.6% |
| 1991 | 14.23 | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 14.38 | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 14.53 | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 16.57 | +14.0% |
| 1995 | 16.61 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 17.77 | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 15.01 | -15.5% |
| 1998 | 14.73 | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 15.58 | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 15.49 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 15.53 | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 14.81 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 14.33 | -3.2% |
| 2004 | 14.55 | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 15.02 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 15.02 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.06 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 15.46 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 13.78 | -10.9% |
| 2010 | 14.72 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 15.29 | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 17.38 | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 20.85 | +20.0% |
| 2014 | 21.23 | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 21.58 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 21.14 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 23.29 | +10.2% |
| 2018 | 23.04 | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 22.92 | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 22.31 | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 23.41 | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 22.62 | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 23.38 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 24.27 | +3.8% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 24.27 is below the median for high income countries, which is 27.49, 88% of the median. (79 countries reporting)
- Greece's 24.27 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 24.14, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.48 | 13.21 | 13.8 | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.36 | 14.21 | 17.77 | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.91 | 13.78 | 15.53 | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.14 | 14.72 | 23.29 | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.2 | 22.31 | 24.27 | 5 |
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 wealth share richest in Greece?
- Wealth share richest in Greece was 24.27 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest wealth share richest recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 24.27 in 2024.
- What is the lowest wealth share richest recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.21 in 1989.
- How does Greece rank for wealth share richest?
- Greece ranks 162nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is wealth share richest rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Wealth share richest. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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