Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Greece
Greece: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) was -4.98 trillion in 2000. ◆ Volatile
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Greece, 1953–2000
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Greece recorded -4.98 trillion for foreign assets, net foreign assets in 2000. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.1% on the previous year and down 222.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign assets, net foreign assets in Greece peaked at 25.59 billion in 1972 and was at its lowest, -4.98 trillion, in 2000.
Greece ranks 177th of 178 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 6.36 billion | — |
| 1954 | 6.57 billion | +3.3% |
| 1955 | 6.78 billion | +3.1% |
| 1956 | 6.93 billion | +2.2% |
| 1957 | 6.27 billion | -9.4% |
| 1958 | 5.64 billion | -10.1% |
| 1959 | 6.74 billion | +19.5% |
| 1960 | 7.40 billion | +9.8% |
| 1961 | 8.57 billion | +15.8% |
| 1962 | 9.14 billion | +6.6% |
| 1963 | 10.32 billion | +13.0% |
| 1964 | 8.80 billion | -14.8% |
| 1965 | 8.42 billion | -4.3% |
| 1966 | 9.55 billion | +13.3% |
| 1967 | 9.77 billion | +2.4% |
| 1968 | 10.56 billion | +8.1% |
| 1969 | 10.87 billion | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 10.65 billion | -2.0% |
| 1971 | 11.89 billion | +11.7% |
| 1972 | 25.59 billion | +115.1% |
| 1973 | 22.87 billion | -10.6% |
| 1974 | 17.63 billion | -22.9% |
| 1975 | 13.80 billion | -21.7% |
| 1976 | -4.80 billion | -134.8% |
| 1977 | -21.59 billion | +349.8% |
| 1978 | -67.48 billion | +212.5% |
| 1979 | -92.72 billion | +37.4% |
| 1980 | -110.30 billion | +19.0% |
| 1981 | -172.82 billion | +56.7% |
| 1982 | -266.79 billion | +54.4% |
| 1983 | -399.09 billion | +49.6% |
| 1984 | -489.14 billion | +22.6% |
| 1985 | -563.52 billion | +15.2% |
| 1986 | -684.95 billion | +21.5% |
| 1987 | -757.31 billion | +10.6% |
| 1988 | -782.93 billion | +3.4% |
| 1989 | -1.33 trillion | +70.0% |
| 1990 | -1.55 trillion | +16.1% |
| 1991 | -1.07 trillion | -30.9% |
| 1992 | -1.37 trillion | +28.3% |
| 1993 | -415.95 billion | -69.6% |
| 1994 | -611.01 billion | +46.9% |
| 1995 | -1.87 trillion | +206.5% |
| 1996 | -1.34 trillion | -28.6% |
| 1997 | -3.79 trillion | +183.2% |
| 1998 | -3.68 trillion | -2.7% |
| 1999 | -2.96 trillion | -19.5% |
| 2000 | -4.98 trillion | +68.1% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's -4.98 trillion is below the median for high income countries, which is 51.62 billion. (60 countries reporting)
- Greece's -4.98 trillion is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 71.36 billion. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | -349.8% | -4.80 billion | -21.59 billion |
| 1978 | -212.5% | -21.59 billion | -67.48 billion |
| 1995 | -206.5% | -611.01 billion | -1.87 trillion |
| 1997 | -183.2% | -1.34 trillion | -3.79 trillion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 6.47 billion | 5.64 billion | 6.93 billion | 7 |
| 1960s | 9.34 billion | 7.40 billion | 10.87 billion | 10 |
| 1970s | -8.42 billion | -92.72 billion | 25.59 billion | 10 |
| 1980s | -555.81 billion | -1.33 trillion | -110.30 billion | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.87 trillion | -3.79 trillion | -415.95 billion | 10 |
| 2000s | -4.98 trillion | -4.98 trillion | -4.98 trillion | 1 |
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More financial sector data for Greece
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 75.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 55.22 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0028 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 75.62 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign assets, net foreign assets in Greece?
- Foreign assets, net foreign assets in Greece was -4.98 trillion in 2000, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 25.59 billion in 1972.
- What is the lowest foreign assets, net foreign assets recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.98 trillion in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Greece ranks 177th out of 178 countries with data for 2000.
- Is foreign assets, net foreign assets rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 222.5%. 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 Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.