Greece GDP Trends from 1980 to 2024: A overall increase with some decline Flow

  • April 18, 2025

Greece's GDP changed from approximately $57B 10M in 1980 to $250B 276M in 2024, showing an overall 339.0% sharply increased during the period.
The lowest GDP was recorded in 1985 at $47B 936M, and the highest in 2008 at $355B 870M.
Over the 44-year span, the GDP showed a overall increase with some decline trend, with an average annual growth rate of 3.4%. For comparison, the average annual growth rate of Turkey was 5.7%, and that of Italy was 3.7%.

Overview of Greece's GDP (1980–2024)

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Greece recorded a 339.0% sharply increased from 1980 to 2024.
The average GDP during this period was $170B 221M, and the median was $154B 455M.
GDP fluctuated within a range of $307B 934M, with a standard deviation of $85B 195M.
The average annual change was $5B 186M.


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Greece GDP from 1980 to 2024

The total market value of goods and services produced annually in Greece.

Parsing Data

Highest and Lowest GDP Records

  • Lowest GDP: 1985, $47B 936M
  • Highest GDP: 2008, $355B 870M
  • Most Recent GDP: 2024, $250B 276M

Notable Annual GDP Changes

  • 2003: Significant increase in GDP
  • 2012: Noticeable drop in GDP

Overall pattern: overall increase with some decline


Global Economic Events and Greece's GDP

COVID-19 Pandemic (2020)

  • Period: From 2019 to 2020
  • GDP Change: $205B 275M → $188B 329M
  • Outcome: declined

2008 Global Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 2007 to 2009
  • GDP Change: $318B 940M → $330B 949M
  • Outcome: increased

2001 Dot-com Bubble Burst

  • Period: From 2000 to 2001
  • GDP Change: $132B 198M → $136B 310M
  • Outcome: increased

1998 Asian Financial Crisis

  • Period: From 1997 to 1998
  • GDP Change: $143B 327M → $144B 644M
  • Outcome: remained stable

Key Economic Indicators of Greece (1980–2024)

yearNominal GDPGDP per CapitaPPP per CapitaPPP GDPGDP GrowthCurrent AccountSavingsFiscal BalancePopulation
1980
$ 57B 10M
$ 5,948.31
$ 8,785.14
$ 84B 198M
0.679 %
-3.845 %
24.84 %
0 %
9M 584K people
1981
$ 52B 605M
$ 5,422.69
$ 9,352.86
$ 90B 730M
-1.556 %
-4.547 %
19.32 %
0 %
9M 701K people
1982
$ 54B 878M
$ 5,623.93
$ 9,761.16
$ 95B 248M
-1.13 %
-3.442 %
23.52 %
0 %
9M 758K people
1983
$ 49B 603M
$ 5,050.60
$ 9,969.37
$ 97B 911M
-1.078 %
-3.786 %
22.70 %
0 %
9M 821K people
1984
$ 48B 329M
$ 4,895.52
$ 10,482.09
$ 103B 480M
2.007 %
-4.411 %
21.69 %
0 %
9M 872K people
1985
$ 47B 936M
$ 4,832.49
$ 11,032.35
$ 109B 435M
2.513 %
-6.834 %
20.59 %
0 %
9M 920K people
1986
$ 56B 421M
$ 5,670.97
$ 11,278.74
$ 112B 213M
0.515 %
-2.971 %
24 %
0 %
9M 949K people
1987
$ 65B 682M
$ 6,577.88
$ 11,256.42
$ 112B 399M
-2.257 %
-1.862 %
19.85 %
0 %
9M 985K people
1988
$ 76B 447M
$ 7,632.64
$ 12,116.01
$ 121B 352M
4.288 %
-1.253 %
22.33 %
-4.317 %
10M 16K people
1989
$ 79B 250M
$ 7,879.21
$ 13,014.58
$ 130B 901M
3.799 %
-3.232 %
20.78 %
-6.621 %
10M 58K people
1990
$ 97B 963M
$ 9,679.32
$ 13,417.92
$ 135B 800M
0 %
-3.611 %
20.94 %
-6.034 %
10M 121K people
1991
$ 105B 633M
$ 10,282.86
$ 14,090.69
$ 144B 749M
3.102 %
-1.49 %
23.49 %
-3.167 %
10M 273K people
1992
$ 116B 466M
$ 11,234.16
$ 14,380.04
$ 149B 80M
0.697 %
-1.84 %
20.75 %
-2.557 %
10M 367K people
1993
$ 109B 22M
$ 10,451.75
$ 14,396.85
$ 150B 173M
-1.599 %
-0.685 %
20.76 %
-2.708 %
10M 431K people
1994
$ 116B 678M
$ 11,122.87
$ 14,914.12
$ 156B 447M
2 %
-0.125 %
19.97 %
1.143 %
10M 490K people
1995
$ 136B 941M
$ 12,997.47
$ 15,478.49
$ 163B 81M
2.1 %
-2.347 %
20.04 %
0.964 %
10M 536K people
1996
$ 145B 872M
$ 13,776.65
$ 16,132.84
$ 170B 820M
2.862 %
-3.492 %
19.80 %
2.099 %
10M 588K people
1997
$ 143B 327M
$ 13,484.16
$ 17,080.90
$ 181B 557M
4.484 %
-3.72 %
18.66 %
2.274 %
10M 629K people
1998
$ 144B 644M
$ 13,526.65
$ 17,838.28
$ 190B 749M
3.895 %
-2.624 %
22.49 %
1.431 %
10M 693K people
1999
$ 149B 412M
$ 13,901.64
$ 18,551.96
$ 199B 392M
3.073 %
-3.579 %
20.51 %
1.789 %
10M 748K people