Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Greece

Greece: Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and was 2,088 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
2,088
Change on year
up 14.8%
World rank
14th
of 35 countries
All-time high
3,576
in 2011
All-time low
585.38
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Greece, 1990–2023

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k1990200620231990: 585.41991: 7251992: 715.51993: 631.51994: 626.11995: 872.61996: 904.61997: 1.1k1998: 1.2k1999: 1.7k2000: 9542001: 1.0k2002: 1.1k2003: 1.1k2004: 1.3k2005: 1.4k2006: 2.4k2007: 2.4k2008: 2.8k2009: 3.4k2010: 3.4k2011: 3.6k2012: 2.7k2013: 2.5k2014: 1.7k2015: 1.6k2016: 1.6k2017: 1.6k2018: 1.6k2019: 1.7k2020: 2.4k2021: 1.9k2022: 1.8k2023: 2.1k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2023, expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Greece stood at 2,088.

The figure is up 14.8% on the previous year and down 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Greece peaked at 3,576 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 585.38, in 1990.

Greece ranks 14th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and means-testing in Greece, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 585.38
1991 725.01 +23.9%
1992 715.46 -1.3%
1993 631.52 -11.7%
1994 626.07 -0.9%
1995 872.56 +39.4%
1996 904.65 +3.7%
1997 1,095 +21.1%
1998 1,233 +12.6%
1999 1,666 +35.1%
2000 953.95 -42.7%
2001 1,004 +5.2%
2002 1,065 +6.1%
2003 1,115 +4.7%
2004 1,348 +20.9%
2005 1,397 +3.6%
2006 2,365 +69.3%
2007 2,374 +0.4%
2008 2,850 +20.1%
2009 3,435 +20.5%
2010 3,414 -0.6%
2011 3,576 +4.8%
2012 2,719 -24.0%
2013 2,465 -9.3%
2014 1,664 -32.5%
2015 1,568 -5.8%
2016 1,646 +5.0%
2017 1,594 -3.2%
2018 1,566 -1.7%
2019 1,702 +8.6%
2020 2,378 +39.7%
2021 1,902 -20.0%
2022 1,818 -4.4%
2023 2,088 +14.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 905.45 585.38 1,666 10
2000s 1,791 953.95 3,435 10
2010s 2,191 1,566 3,576 10
2020s 2,046 1,818 2,378 4

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 11 Sweden 4,324 compare
  2. 12 Denmark 3,342 compare
  3. 13 Ireland 2,431 compare
  4. 15 Portugal 1,833 compare
  5. 16 Norway 1,627 compare
  6. 17 Poland 1,538 compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Greece?
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and in Greece was 2,088 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 3,576 in 2011.
What is the lowest expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 585.38 in 1990.
How does Greece rank for expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and?
Greece ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
Is expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expenditure on unemployment function by type of benefit and means-testing
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 1,186 data points, 1990–2024
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