Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Greece
Greece: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 75.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Greece, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Greece recorded 75.4% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Greece peaked at 94.9% in 1963 and was at its lowest, 65.4%, in 2012.
Greece ranks 70th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 64 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 94.3% | — |
| 1961 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 1962 | 93.8% | -0.8% |
| 1963 | 94.9% | +1.1% |
| 1964 | 94.7% | -0.1% |
| 1965 | 93.2% | -1.7% |
| 1966 | 89.1% | -4.4% |
| 1967 | 92.0% | +3.3% |
| 1968 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 92.4% | -0.0% |
| 1970 | 92.6% | +0.2% |
| 1971 | 91.3% | -1.3% |
| 1972 | 90.5% | -1.0% |
| 1973 | 88.3% | -2.4% |
| 1974 | 83.5% | -5.4% |
| 1975 | 79.7% | -4.6% |
| 1976 | 82.2% | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 81.2% | -1.2% |
| 1978 | 83.2% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 80.2% | -3.6% |
| 1980 | 78.2% | -2.5% |
| 1981 | 74.9% | -4.2% |
| 1982 | 79.8% | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 82.6% | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 84.0% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 84.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 89.4% | +6.0% |
| 1987 | 91.7% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 90.3% | -1.4% |
| 1989 | 91.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 91.2% | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 90.8% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 87.0% | -4.2% |
| 1994 | 85.2% | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 86.5% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 81.9% | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 81.9% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 83.5% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 82.6% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 79.8% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 82.0% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 82.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 80.7% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 80.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 78.7% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 75.4% | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 72.8% | -3.5% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 65.4% | -11.4% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 72.2% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 72.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 68.8% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 75.9% | +6.5% |
| 2021 | 73.8% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 75.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 94% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's 75.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 91% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 93.1% | 89.1% | 94.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 85.3% | 79.7% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.7% | 74.9% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 81.9% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.6% | 75.4% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.0% | 65.4% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 73.8% | 75.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More private sector data for Greece
- Merchandise trade 52.5% (2025)
- Food imports 13.1% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 54.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 92.56 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 21.7% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 37.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 54.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 5,259 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1952 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 1.24 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to high-income economies in Greece?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Greece was 75.4% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 94.9% in 1963.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.4% in 2012.
- How does Greece rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Greece ranks 70th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.