Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Greece
Greece: Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) was -38.58 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Greece, 2005–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Greece recorded -38.58 billion for goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.9% on the previous year and down 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Greece peaked at -19.60 billion in 2015 and was at its lowest, -64.90 billion, in 2008.
Greece ranks 192nd of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) in Greece, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -34.22 billion | — |
| 2006 | -44.05 billion | +28.7% |
| 2007 | -56.91 billion | +29.2% |
| 2008 | -64.90 billion | +14.0% |
| 2009 | -42.89 billion | -33.9% |
| 2010 | -37.54 billion | -12.5% |
| 2011 | -37.91 billion | +1.0% |
| 2012 | -25.27 billion | -33.3% |
| 2013 | -27.62 billion | +9.3% |
| 2014 | -29.55 billion | +7.0% |
| 2015 | -19.60 billion | -33.7% |
| 2016 | -19.86 billion | +1.3% |
| 2017 | -22.39 billion | +12.7% |
| 2018 | -26.53 billion | +18.5% |
| 2019 | -25.57 billion | -3.6% |
| 2020 | -21.14 billion | -17.4% |
| 2021 | -31.22 billion | +47.7% |
| 2022 | -41.55 billion | +33.1% |
| 2023 | -35.75 billion | -14.0% |
| 2024 | -38.58 billion | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -48.60 billion | -64.90 billion | -34.22 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | -27.18 billion | -37.91 billion | -19.60 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | -33.65 billion | -41.55 billion | -21.14 billion | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Greece
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 17,171 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6973 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 129.08 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 11.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 3.02 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 5.80 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 17.56 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 17.41 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,672 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Greece?
- Goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) in Greece was -38.58 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was -19.60 billion in 2015.
- What is the lowest goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was -64.90 billion in 2008.
- How does Greece rank for goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits)?
- Greece ranks 192nd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is goods balance (credit less debit), net (credits less debits) rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.