Interest payments in Greece
Greece: Interest payments was 7.3% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Interest payments in Greece, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for interest payments in Greece is 7.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.6% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Greece peaked at 20.9% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 1982.
That places Greece 75th out of 152 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 5.2% | 7.7% | 8 |
| 1980s | 11.1% | 4.2% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.4% | 18.3% | 20.9% | 4 |
| 2000s | 12.1% | 10.2% | 15.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 6.6% | 13.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.7% | 4.9% | 7.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More public sector data for Greece
- Arms imports 623.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 27.4% (2024)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 21.5% (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services 33.3% (2024)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 2.3% (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) 1.2% (2024)
- Interest payments 7.5% (2024)
- Grants and other revenue 14.0% (2024)
- Other taxes 3.1% (2024)
- Compensation of employees 18.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Greece?
- Interest payments in Greece was 7.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 20.9% in 1990.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 1982.
- How does Greece rank for interest payments?
- Greece ranks 75th out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.