Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House in Greece

Greece: Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House was 4.33 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
4.33
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
7th
of 23 countries
All-time high
5.33
in 2003
All-time low
1.99
in 2021
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House in Greece, 2003–2024

02462003201320242003: 5.32004: 5.12005: 4.82006: 4.92007: 5.12008: 5.12009: 4.32010: 3.72011: 3.82012: 3.42013: 3.12014: 2.92015: 2.82016: 2.62017: 2.42018: 2.22019: 2.12020: 22021: 22022: 2.42023: 4.32024: 4.3

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house in Greece is 4.33, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house in Greece peaked at 5.33 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 1.99, in 2021.

Greece ranks 7th of 23 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House purchase, Households, Rate, Percent per annum in Greece, 2003 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2003 5.33
2004 5.07 -4.7%
2005 4.83 -4.7%
2006 4.89 +1.1%
2007 5.12 +4.8%
2008 5.09 -0.5%
2009 4.28 -16.0%
2010 3.75 -12.4%
2011 3.82 +2.0%
2012 3.4 -11.2%
2013 3.13 -7.7%
2014 2.94 -6.0%
2015 2.82 -4.1%
2016 2.64 -6.6%
2017 2.37 -10.1%
2018 2.2 -7.1%
2019 2.11 -4.2%
2020 2.02 -4.3%
2021 1.99 -1.5%
2022 2.41 +21.3%
2023 4.34 +80.0%
2024 4.33 -0.1%

Greece compared with similar countries

  • Greece's 4.33 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.31, 1.3× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Greece's 4.33 is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.22, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House 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.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +80.0% 2.41 4.34

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4.94 4.28 5.33 7
2010s 2.92 2.11 3.82 10
2020s 3.02 1.99 4.34 5

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 4 Cyprus 4.57 compare
  2. 5 Portugal 4.47 compare
  3. 6 Bulgaria 4.44 compare
  4. 8 Finland 3.93 compare
  5. 9 Spain 3.59 compare
  6. 10 Slovenia 3.52 compare

See the full ranking of 24 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house in Greece?
Harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house in Greece was 4.33 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 5.33 in 2003.
What is the lowest harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 1.99 in 2021.
How does Greece rank for harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house?
Greece ranks 7th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
Is harmonized euro area rates: loans, over 5 years new business, house rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House purchase, Households, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Harmonized Euro area rates: Loans, Over 5 years New Business, House purchase, Households, Rate, Percent per annum
Source
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Coverage
24 places, 470 data points, 2003–2024
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