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Government debt in Greece

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Greece's government debt is 146.60 % — #122 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

146.60%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 1.5 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Greece over time

209.90 %116.35 %22.80 %209.90 % · 202022.80 % · 19801980: 22.80 %1981: 27.10 %1982: 29.70 %1983: 34.10 %1984: 40.60 %1985: 47.30 %1986: 47.80 %1987: 53.20 %1988: 57.90 %1989: 60.70 %1990: 74.20 %1991: 75.70 %1992: 81.10 %1993: 101.70 %1994: 99.70 %1995: 100.40 %1996: 103.70 %1997: 102.60 %1998: 100.80 %1999: 102.80 %2000: 108.90 %2001: 110.50 %2002: 107.90 %2003: 104.30 %2004: 105.50 %2005: 109.90 %2006: 105.30 %2007: 104.60 %2008: 110.90 %2009: 128.50 %2010: 147.80 %2011: 175.10 %2012: 164.30 %2013: 180.50 %2014: 182.80 %2015: 180.00 %2016: 183.70 %2017: 182.60 %2018: 189.60 %2019: 183.70 %2020: 209.90 %2021: 197.80 %2022: 179.20 %2023: 165.50 %2024: 155.40 %2025: 146.60 %198020032025146.60 %
46 official observations, 1980 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#122 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
2 %
3 of 125 countries
Latest move
▼ 8.80 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
63.30 pp
peak 209.90 % in 2020
Full series
▲ 123.80 pp
since 1980

In Europe: #37 of 37vs median 54.70 %: +91.90 pp (worse)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Greece: ahead of 2 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtGreece 146.60 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Greece is ahead of 2 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Greece
120 Lebanon139.40 %−7.20 pp
121 Bahrain144.30 %−2.30 pp
122 Greece146.60 %—
123 Libya153.80 %+7.20 pp
124 Singapore165.70 %+19.10 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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