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Greece: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU)

2.88Bcurrent LCU · 2024+140.2% since 2014

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Greece from 1972 to 2024.

19812024

Every year

YearValue (current LCU)Note
20242,880,000,000
2023-2,638,000,000
2022-4,974,000,000
2021-13,204,000,000
2020-16,126,000,000
20191,460,000,000
2018964,000,000
2017636,000,000
2016-185,000,000
2015-10,847,000,000
2014-7,173,000,000
2013-24,981,000,000
2012-17,929,000,000
2011-21,851,000,000
2010-24,874,000,000
2009-36,101,000,000
2008-24,509,000,000
2007-15,580,000,000
2006-12,885,000,000
2005-12,399,000,000
2004-16,841,000,000
2003-14,102,000,000
2002-9,817,000,000
2001-8,553,000,000
2000-5,720,000,000
1999-7,895,000,000
1998-7,729,000,000
1997-6,943,000,000
1996-8,455,000,000
1995-9,095,000,000
1990-8,947,498,165.811
1989-6,816,082,171.68
1988-3,380,777,696.258
1987-2,466,881,878.21
1986-1,776,610,418.195
1985-1,944,768,892.15
1984-1,557,241,379.31
1983-464,475,421.864
1982-1,393,220,836.39
1981-643,257,520.176
1980-237,681,584.74
1979-158,239,178.283
1978-139,398,385.913
1977-137,021,276.596
1976-96,316,947.909
1975-74,717,534.85
1974-68,936,170.213
1973-38,092,443.14
1972-18,958,180.484

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Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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