World Bank · Public Sector

Greece: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

1.22percent · 2024+129.9% 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 as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Greece from 1972 to 2024.

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Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20241.217
2023-1.174
2022-2.403
2021-7.154
2020-9.625
20190.788
20180.534
20170.359
2016-0.106
2015-6.185
2014-4.074
2013-14.025
2012-9.644
2011-10.739
2010-11.125
2009-15.407
2008-10.266
2007-6.795
2006-6.013
2005-6.366
2004-8.915
2003-8.1
2002-6.178
2001-5.801
2000-4.201
1999-6.136
1998-6.383
1997-6.244
1996-8.399
1995-9.911
1990-19.925
1989-18.319
1988-10.799
1987-9.588
1986-7.779
1985-10.176
1984-9.941
1983-3.688
1982-13.198
1981-7.664
1980-3.39
1979-2.71
1978-2.962
1977-3.553
1976-2.925
1975-2.823
1974-3.134
1973-1.989
1972-1.294

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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