Greece — General government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1880–2030 · 128 observations

About this series

The general government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Greece, the general government deficit reading was 1.7% of GDP in 2025, compared with 1.3% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.4 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of −1.55% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1880–2030
  • Quarterly data, 1999–2026
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Latest observations

2005–2030

PeriodValue
20301.95 % of GDP
20292.07 % of GDP
20282.18 % of GDP
20272.34 % of GDP
20261.9 % of GDP
15 earlier values
20251.7 % of GDP
20241.3 % of GDP
2023-1.4 % of GDP
2022-2.6 % of GDP
2021-7.2 % of GDP
2020-9.9 % of GDP
20190.8 % of GDP
20180.9 % of GDP
20170.7 % of GDP
20160.2 % of GDP
2015-5.9 % of GDP
2014-3.8 % of GDP
2013-13.6 % of GDP
2012-9.3 % of GDP
2011-10.5 % of GDP

Values before 2011, back to 2005, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.