Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions in Greece

Greece: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions was 3.18 billion in 2024. β—† Volatile

Latest (2024)
3.18 billion
Change on year
up 204.6%
World rank
4th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3.18 billion
in 2024
All-time low
-36.14 billion
in 2009
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions in Greece, 1999–2024

-40.0B-30.0B-20.0B-10.0B01999201120241999: -7.8B2000: -5.7B2001: -8.3B2002: -9.8B2003: -14.0B2004: -17.1B2005: -12.3B2006: -13.0B2007: -15.6B2008: -24.6B2009: -36.1B2010: -25.5B2011: -21.4B2012: -17.3B2013: -24.2B2014: -6.6B2015: -10.4B2016: 368.0M2017: 1.3B2018: 1.6B2019: 1.5B2020: -16.0B2021: -13.0B2022: -5.1B2023: -3.0B2024: 3.2B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2024, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions in Greece stood at 3.18 billion. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 204.6% on the previous year and up 147.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions in Greece peaked at 3.18 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, -36.14 billion, in 2009.

Greece ranks 4th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s -7.75 billion -7.75 billion -7.75 billion 1
2000s -15.67 billion -36.14 billion -5.74 billion 10
2010s -10.06 billion -25.54 billion 1.63 billion 10
2020s -6.81 billion -16.02 billion 3.18 billion 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 1 Norway 571.60 billion compare
  2. 2 Denmark 88.45 billion compare
  3. 3 Ireland 11.22 billion compare
  4. 5 Portugal 2.06 billion compare
  5. 6 Cyprus 1.24 billion compare
  6. 7 Malta -545.26 million compare

See the full ranking of 35 places β†’

More external debt data for Greece

All data for Greece β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions in Greece?
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions in Greece was 3.18 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 3.18 billion in 2024.
What is the lowest net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was -36.14 billion in 2009.
How does Greece rank for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions?
Greece ranks 4th out of 35 countries with data for 2024.
Is net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), transactions rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 147.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
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The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.