Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Greece
Greece: Merchandise imports from high-income economies was 62.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Greece, 1960–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise imports from high-income economies in Greece is 62.3%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 64 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from high-income economies in Greece peaked at 92.8% in 1964 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 2023.
Greece ranks 89th 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 imports from high-income economies in Greece, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 90.0% | — |
| 1961 | 91.1% | +1.2% |
| 1962 | 92.6% | +1.6% |
| 1963 | 90.9% | -1.8% |
| 1964 | 92.8% | +2.1% |
| 1965 | 90.5% | -2.5% |
| 1966 | 91.9% | +1.5% |
| 1967 | 89.1% | -3.1% |
| 1968 | 91.1% | +2.3% |
| 1969 | 88.1% | -3.3% |
| 1970 | 89.2% | +1.2% |
| 1971 | 90.5% | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 89.3% | -1.3% |
| 1973 | 86.0% | -3.8% |
| 1974 | 79.5% | -7.5% |
| 1975 | 86.1% | +8.3% |
| 1976 | 86.2% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 88.1% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 87.0% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 81.9% | -5.8% |
| 1980 | 79.1% | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 80.5% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 82.7% | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 84.3% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 81.3% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 87.5% | +7.5% |
| 1987 | 89.6% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 91.8% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 89.1% | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 87.6% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 87.3% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 86.2% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 88.9% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 84.8% | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 87.1% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 88.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 85.6% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 86.8% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 82.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 79.7% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 76.7% | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 79.3% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 74.2% | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 71.1% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 71.5% | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 71.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 70.3% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 67.4% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 71.8% | +5.2% |
| 2021 | 66.6% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 63.4% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 62.3% | -1.7% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 62.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 78.4%, 80% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's 62.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.9%, 79% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 90.8% | 88.1% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 1970s | 86.4% | 79.5% | 90.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 84.7% | 79.1% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 87.4% | 84.8% | 89.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.2% | 76.7% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 67.4% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.1% | 62.3% | 71.8% | 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 imports from high-income economies in Greece?
- Merchandise imports from high-income economies in Greece was 62.3% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 1964.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from high-income economies recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 2023.
- How does Greece rank for merchandise imports from high-income economies?
- Greece ranks 89th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from high-income economies rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. 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 imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.