Greece — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1951–2027 · 77 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

For Greece, the government consumption reading stood at 18.1% of GDP in 2025. Against 18.4% of GDP in 2024, the period change was −0.29 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 20.1% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1951–2027
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Latest observations

2012–2027

PeriodValue
202717.5 % of GDP
202617.9 % of GDP
202518.1 % of GDP
202418.4 % of GDP
202319.3 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2012
202219.8 % of GDP
202121.6 % of GDP
202022.8 % of GDP
201920 % of GDP
201819.8 % of GDP
201720.5 % of GDP
201620.7 % of GDP
201520.8 % of GDP
201420.8 % of GDP
201321 % of GDP
201222.6 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.