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Greece General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: Greece › Change country
Economic Indicator: General government total expenditure (% of GDP) › See all Greece indicators, › See General government total expenditure (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: Euro
Currency Symbol: EUR

Total expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. Note: Apart from being on an accrual basis, total expenditure differs from the GFSM 1986 definition of total expenditure in the sense that it also takes the disposals of nonfinancial assets into account. See notes for: General government total expenditure (National currency).

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) Statistics for Greece , Year 2010 - In Detail

General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Greece in year 2010 is 49.808 %

This makes Greece No. 16 in world rankings according to General government total expenditure (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average General government total expenditure (% of GDP) value is 34.30 %; Greece is 15.51 more than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Greece was 53.16 % General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Greece in 2010 was or will be 6.31% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Greece was or will be 49.94 %, which is 0.27% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
General government total expenditure (% of GDP) for Greece, in other Years
Year %
  2016 39.641
  2015 40.086
  2014 41.232
  2013 46.018
  2012 48.426
  2011 49.941
2010 49.808
  2009 53.162
  2008 49.223
  2007 46.487
  2006 45.16
  2005 43.952
  2004 45.52
  2003 44.738
  2002 45.088
  2001 45.29
  2000 46.644
  1999 44.05
  1998 44.002
  1997 44.62
  1996 43.788
  1995 43.166
  1994 41.646
  1993 43.566
  1992 41.626
  1991 39.696
  1990 43.427
  1989 39.238
  1988 38.148
  1987 38.385
  1986 38.092
  1985 38.617
  1984 36.042
  1983 34.113
  1982 32.371
  1981 31.674
  1980 27.655