Greece Government Debt (% of GDP)
Everything Greece's central government, local government and social security funds owe combined, compared with the size of the economy.
146.1%
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2000 to 2025
Source: Eurostat gov_10dd_edpt1 · EDP notification table, general government, % of GDP, annual.
Greece Government Debt (% of GDP) in context
Worked out from the published series shown above.
In Greece, the government debt fell by 8.1pp in 2025, from 154.2% in 2024.
It is the lowest reading since 2009.
Over the past five years it has ranged from 146.1% in 2025 to 209.4% in 2020.
Its average since 2000 is 150.5%, and the latest reading is below that.
Greece is 3rd of 39 countries in our Government Debt to GDP by Country ranking.
How this series is defined
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- Source
- Eurostat
- Series
- gov_10dd_edpt1
- Frequency
- Annual
- Unit
- %
- Seasonal adjustment
- Not applicable, annual data
- Latest observation
- 2025
- Revision status
- Latest published estimate, subject to revision
Debt fell in 2012 when private bondholders accepted losses in a debt exchange; much of what remains is owed to euro area governments and rescue funds on long, low-interest terms.
Data refreshed 2026-10-08. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.
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