Greece — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Greece, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Greece was 2.07% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.20% in 1961. The lowest was -9.88% in 2011 (about -4.8× the latest value). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -2.85% per year.
Greece ranks 144 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 68%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Greece sits above it. It peaked in 1961 and has fallen 84% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 1008%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 28 of 57 economies; Serbia (2.03%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was down 7267% in 2009. That is 35% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 4th of 107 in 1961 → 27th of 119 in 1970 → 106th of 152 in 1980 → 129th of 176 in 1990 → 102nd of 199 in 2000 → 206th of 209 in 2010 → 169th of 209 in 2020 → 133rd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.07% | -0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 2.09% | -0.0 pp |
| 2023 | 2.14% | -3.4 pp |
| 2022 | 5.52% | -3.1 pp |
| 2021 | 8.65% | +17.9 pp |
| 2020 | -9.2% | -11.5 pp |
| 2019 | 2.28% | +0.2 pp |
| 2018 | 2.06% | +0.6 pp |
| 2017 | 1.47% | +1.5 pp |
| 2016 | -0.03% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | -0.23% | -1.0 pp |
| 2014 | 0.79% | +3.1 pp |
| 2013 | -2.27% | +6.1 pp |
| 2012 | -8.33% | +1.5 pp |
| 2011 | -9.88% | -4.2 pp |
| 2010 | -5.69% | -1.6 pp |
| 2009 | -4.12% | -4.2 pp |
| 2008 | 0.06% | -3.4 pp |
| 2007 | 3.51% | -2.9 pp |
| 2006 | 6.44% | +5.3 pp |
| 2005 | 1.18% | -4.2 pp |
| 2004 | 5.38% | -0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 5.8% | +1.1 pp |
| 2002 | 4.68% | +0.0 pp |
| 2001 | 4.65% | +0.5 pp |
| 2000 | 4.14% | +1.5 pp |
| 1999 | 2.66% | -0.8 pp |
| 1998 | 3.44% | -0.2 pp |
| 1997 | 3.6% | +2.2 pp |
| 1996 | 1.38% | -0.7 pp |
| 1995 | 2.1% | +0.1 pp |
| 1994 | 2% | +3.6 pp |
| 1993 | -1.6% | -2.3 pp |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -2.4 pp |
| 1991 | 3.1% | — |
| 1990 | 0% | -3.8 pp |
| 1989 | 3.8% | -0.5 pp |
| 1988 | 4.29% | +6.5 pp |
| 1987 | -2.26% | -2.8 pp |
| 1986 | 0.52% | -2.0 pp |
| 1985 | 2.51% | +0.5 pp |
| 1984 | 2.01% | +3.1 pp |
| 1983 | -1.08% | +0.1 pp |
| 1982 | -1.13% | +0.4 pp |
| 1981 | -1.55% | -2.2 pp |
| 1980 | 0.68% | -2.6 pp |
| 1979 | 3.28% | -4.0 pp |
| 1978 | 7.25% | +4.3 pp |
| 1977 | 2.94% | -3.9 pp |
| 1976 | 6.85% | +0.5 pp |
| 1975 | 6.37% | +12.8 pp |
| 1974 | -6.44% | -14.5 pp |
| 1973 | 8.09% | -2.1 pp |
| 1972 | 10.16% | +2.3 pp |
| 1971 | 7.84% | -1.1 pp |
| 1970 | 8.93% | -2.6 pp |
| 1969 | 11.56% | +4.4 pp |
| 1968 | 7.2% | +1.5 pp |
| 1967 | 5.67% | -0.8 pp |
| 1966 | 6.49% | -4.3 pp |
| 1965 | 10.77% | +1.4 pp |
| 1964 | 9.41% | -2.4 pp |
| 1963 | 11.84% | +11.5 pp |
| 1962 | 0.36% | -12.8 pp |
| 1961 | 13.2% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Greece’s GDP growth in 1962?
0.36% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Greece’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -84.3% in total — about 2.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 2.07%; 2024: 2.09%; 2023: 2.14%; 2022: 5.52%; 2021: 8.65%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.