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Government debt in Greece

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Greece's government debt is 145.70 % — #121 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

145.70%

Checked 8 Sept 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: 145.70 %198020032025145.70 %
46 official observations, 1980 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#121 of 124
lower is better
Ranked behind
2 %
3 of 124 countries
Latest move
▼ 9.70 pp
since 2024
Below its peak
64.20 pp
peak 209.90 % in 2020
Full series
▲ 122.90 pp
since 1980

In Europe: #37 of 37vs median 54.55 %: +91.15 pp (worse)

Among 124 countries

5 of 124 countries between 12.30 % and 17.86 %4 of 124 countries between 17.86 % and 23.42 %9 of 124 countries between 23.42 % and 28.97 %9 of 124 countries between 28.97 % and 34.53 %9 of 124 countries between 34.53 % and 40.09 %11 of 124 countries between 40.09 % and 45.65 %8 of 124 countries between 45.65 % and 51.21 %11 of 124 countries between 51.21 % and 56.77 %8 of 124 countries between 56.77 % and 62.32 %7 of 124 countries between 62.32 % and 67.88 %6 of 124 countries between 67.88 % and 73.44 %5 of 124 countries between 73.44 % and 79.00 %6 of 124 countries between 79.00 % and 84.56 %7 of 124 countries between 84.56 % and 90.12 %2 of 124 countries between 90.12 % and 95.67 %3 of 124 countries between 95.67 % and 101.23 %4 of 124 countries between 101.23 % and 106.79 %1 of 124 countries between 106.79 % and 112.35 %2 of 124 countries between 112.35 % and 117.91 %1 of 124 countries between 123.47 % and 129.02 %2 of 124 countries between 134.58 % and 140.14 %4 of 124 countries between 140.14 % and 145.70 %median 54.40 %Greece: ahead of 2 % of the 124 countries with a published government debtGreece 145.70 %12.30 %145.70 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 36.00 % and 80.30 %. 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
119 Italy137.10 %−8.60 pp
120 Lebanon139.40 %−6.30 pp
121 Greece145.70 %—
122 Bahrain147.60 %+1.90 pp
123 Singapore171.30 %+25.60 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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