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Greece · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Greece

Europe & Central Asia Capital Athens High income Nation age 205 years (since 1821) i GRC · GR
NationsTree Index 2025 i70.435th of 196 Tree height 2025 i14 msee ranking Military strength i55percentile
Population i10.4 m93rd of 217 Area i131,960 km²97th of 216 GDP i$280.64 bn52nd of 210 GDP (PPP) i$471.37 bn intl.56th of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$45,264 intl.59th of 199 Life expectancy i81.8 years39th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i72
Strength · trunk i70
Quality of life · crown i77
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i62
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i68
CSV

In short

Greece is 35th of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 70.4 out of 100; its tree is 14 m tall.

It has 10.4 million people and an economy of $471.37 bn at purchasing power parity, 56th of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Tertiary enrolment (1st of 150), Access to electricity (1st of 215) and Physicians (4th of 174).

Its weakest positions: General government gross debt (185th of 189), CO₂ emissions per person (151st of 203) and Unemployment (139th of 187).

Over five years it fell from 34th to 35th in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 131,960 97th/216
Land area ikm² 128,900 96th/216
Population ipeople 10.4 m 93rd/217
Population growth i% 0.08% 165th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 80.7 122nd/216
Urban population i% 79.2% 63rd/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 12.9% 206th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 24.4% 6th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $280.64 bn 52nd/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $471.37 bn 56th/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $398.01 bn 55th/199
GDP per person iUSD $26,948 63rd/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $45,264 59th/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $25,360 56th/201
GDP growth i% 2.1% 144th/210
Inflation i% 2.5% 79th/180
Unemployment i% 8.5% 139th/187
General government gross debt i% of GDP 146.6% 185th/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP 1.7% 26th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 3.6% 119th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 15.2% 160th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 9.1% 112th/192
Services i% of GDP 67.4% 45th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $110.74 bn 47th/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $123.45 bn 45th/182
Exports i% of GDP 39.5% 86th/183
Imports i% of GDP 44.0% 90th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 83.5% 89th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 26.5% 33rd/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 38.5% 78th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 24.1% 60th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 9.5% 39th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 15.0% 48th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP -5.7% 146th/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP 4.8% 43rd/196

Natural resources

52
Natural resource rents i% of GDP 0.1% 158th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.01% 104th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 95th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.01% 47th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.05% 75th/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.01% 156th/209
Arable land i% of land area 14.2% 77th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 5,557 65th/183

Tourism

74
International tourist arrivals iarrivals 7.4 m 27th/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $6.19 bn 26th/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 10.5% 57th/168
Outbound trips idepartures 2.3 m 47th/107

Society & health

79
Life expectancy iyears 81.8 39th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 3.8 29th/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 6.58 4th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 4.3 31st/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 95% 59th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 78.4% 74th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 105.2% 39th/173
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 38.9% 7th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 8.4% 54th/193
Adult literacy i% 93.9%2009
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 165.1% 1st/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.908 34th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 33.4 44th/108
Extreme poverty i% of population 0.6% 39th/108

Infrastructure & digital

73
Access to electricity i% of population 100.0% 1st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 96.7% 46th/150
Safely managed sanitation i% of population 92.9% 30th/144
Internet users i% of population 86.3% 77th/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 114 110th/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 44.7 15th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.70 24th/164
Rail lines iroute-km 2,339 49th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 19.1 m 36th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 5.05 151st/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 21.5% 101st/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 14.1 76th/200
Forest area i% of land area 36.9% 88th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,956 58th/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 58.9 77th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 53.1 80th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 63.3 81st/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 70.5 93rd/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 62.7 61st/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 73.5 50th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 0.8 32nd/145

Military

70
Military expenditure iUSD $8.39 bn 34th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.0% 32nd/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 6.0% 59th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 147,000 42nd/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 3.20% 15th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 574.0 m 17th/163
Arms exports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 2.0 m 56th/65

Science & innovation

73
R&D spending i% of GDP 1.49% 30th/110
Patent applications by residents iapplications 366 52nd/137
Scientific articles iarticles 13,552 37th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Greece — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/greece. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Greece — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/greece. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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