Exports as a share of GDP in Greece: 39.5% in 2025, ranking 82nd of 176 countries. In 2010 it was 21.7%.
Data last updated · Period: 2010–2025
Understanding the chart
The line chart above tracks exports as a share of GDP in Greece for each year from 2010 to 2025, 16 data points in all. Each dot is one year; the first and last years and the highest point are labelled with their values, and the vertical scale is in % of gdp. All values in this period were above zero. The data table below the chart lists every value, and you can download the data, embed the chart or share it from the buttons above. The figures cover 2010–2025 and come from World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).
Key insights
- Between 2010 and 2025, Greece's exports rose from 21.7% to 39.5%, a rise of 17.7 percentage points.
- The highest value in this period was 49.2% in 2022; the lowest was 21.7% in 2010.
- Recently, the figure has fallen in each of the last two years (2024: 42.1%; 2025: 39.5%).
- That is 10.0 percentage points above the world figure of 29.5%.
- Greece has the 82nd-highest value of 176 countries with recent data.
- In Southern Europe, Greece has the 11th-highest value of 14 countries with recent data; the highest is San Marino (186.0%), and the typical (median) value is 43.8%.
Analysis
Averaged over periods, the figure was 27.8% in 2010 to 2014, 35.3% in 2015 to 2019 and 41.1% in 2020 onwards. The value went up in 9 of the 15 year-to-year steps and down in 6. The biggest one-year rise came in 2022 (+9.0 percentage points). The biggest one-year fall came in 2020 (−8.1 percentage points). Year to year, the figure typically varied by about 7.2 percentage points around its average of 35.1%, a volatile pattern.
What it means
For businesses and investors, the figure is most useful alongside related measures for the same country, such as growth, inflation, population and incomes, and compared with similar countries. Compared with its neighbours in Southern Europe, where the typical value is 43.8%, Greece is 4.3 percentage points lower.
Related figures
- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) by country, 2025: 199.8% (highest: Hong Kong SAR, China). The value of goods and services sold to other countries, as a share of GDP.
- Exports as a share of GDP in Albania, 2010–2025: 37.0% (Exports, 2025 · 86th of 176). Exports as a share of GDP in Albania: 37.0% in 2025, ranking 86th of 176 countries.
- Exports as a share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2010–2025: 41.0% (Exports, 2025 · 73rd of 176). Exports as a share of GDP in Bosnia and Herzegovina: 41.0% in 2025, ranking 73rd of 176 countries.
About this statistic
The value of goods and services sold to other countries, as a share of GDP. Shows how open and outward-facing the economy is, and how exposed it is to demand abroad.
Trade and investment flows show how open an economy is: exporters gain larger markets, importers gain cheaper inputs, and foreign investment brings capital and know-how. The figures come from the World Bank's World Development Indicators, which compile official national statistics in a consistent form so countries can be compared.
Questions and answers
What is the exports as a share of GDP in Greece?
39.5% (Exports, 2025 · 82nd of 176). Exports as a share of GDP in Greece: 39.5% in 2025, ranking 82nd of 176 countries. In 2010 it was 21.7%.
How has exports in Greece changed since 2010?
Between 2010 and 2025, Greece's exports rose from 21.7% to 39.5%, a rise of 17.7 percentage points. The highest value in this period was 49.2% in 2022; the lowest was 21.7% in 2010.
Where does this data come from?
From World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), covering 2010–2025. The value of goods and services sold to other countries, as a share of GDP. Shows how open and outward-facing the economy is, and how exposed it is to demand abroad.
Data
| Year | Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 21.7% |
| 2011 | 25.3% |
| 2012 | 29.0% |
| 2013 | 30.3% |
| 2014 | 32.5% |
| 2015 | 32.2% |
| 2016 | 31.2% |
| 2017 | 34.8% |
| 2018 | 38.6% |
| 2019 | 39.6% |
| 2020 | 31.5% |
| 2021 | 40.3% |
| 2022 | 49.2% |
| 2023 | 43.8% |
| 2024 | 42.1% |
| 2025 | 39.5% |
Source and notes
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0). Period: 2010–2025. Coverage: Greece.
The value of goods and services sold to other countries, as a share of GDP. Shows how open and outward-facing the economy is, and how exposed it is to demand abroad.
Cite this statistic
Please also credit the original source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0).Related statistics
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