Final consumption expenditure in Greece
Greece: Final consumption expenditure was 1.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Final consumption expenditure in Greece, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, final consumption expenditure in Greece stood at 1.6%.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 89.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, final consumption expenditure in Greece peaked at 10.0% in 1964 and was at its lowest, -8.3%, in 2012.
That places Greece 135th out of 175 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.8% | 4.5% | 10.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 6.2% | 1.4% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | -1.4% | 6.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.1% | -0.2% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | -0.6% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.0% | -8.3% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | -4.1% | 7.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Greece
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.885 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.47 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.67 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 34.17 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 38.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -6.73 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -7.29 billion current US$ (2024)
- GNI per capita 23,347 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 25,360 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 243.13 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is final consumption expenditure in Greece?
- Final consumption expenditure in Greece was 1.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest final consumption expenditure recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 10.0% in 1964.
- What is the lowest final consumption expenditure recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.3% in 2012.
- How does Greece rank for final consumption expenditure?
- Greece ranks 135th out of 175 countries with data for 2025.
- Is final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. Final consumption expenditure can be measured for households, general government, the central bank and non-profit institutions serving households. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.