Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets in Greece
Greece: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets was -4.98 trillion in 2000. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2000)
-4.98 trillion
Change on year
down 68.1%
World rank
177th
of 178 countries
All-time high
25.59 billion
in 1972
All-time low
-4.98 trillion
in 2000
Years of data
48
1953–2000
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 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% |
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
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 49.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,672 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 7.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 3.95 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0108 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 289.86 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 34.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 556.66 SDR per person (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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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.