The data displays the ratio of government expenditure to the gross domestic product in Greece from 2012 to 2016, with projections up until 2022. In 2016, Greece's government spending amounted to about 49.7% of the gross domestic product.
Greece's financial turmoil
In 2011, the ratio of government expenditure to GDP in Greece started to decrease significantly from 53.73% to 46.36% in 2014. However, looking at Greece’s ratio compared to the other member states of the European Union, it shows that Greece - while still having a relatively high ratio - is not at the top of the list of countries with a high public ratio.
