BASIC STATISTICS OF GREECE, 2014

(Numbers in parentheses refer to the OECD average)a

LAND, PEOPLE AND ELECTORAL CYCLE
Population density per km2

Population (million)

11.4

86.2

(34.9)

Under 15 (%)

14.2

(18.2) Life expectancy (years, 2013)

81.4

(80.5)

Over 65 (%)

19.9

(16.0)

Men

78.7

(77.8)

Women

84.0

(83.1)

Foreign-born (%, 2012)

6.7

Latest 5-year average growth (%)

0.3

(0.6) Latest general election

September 2015

ECONOMY
Value added shares (%)b

Gross domestic product (GDP)

In current prices (billion USD)

237.5

Primary sector

3.8

(2.5)

In current prices (billion EUR)

178.7

Industry including construction

13.3

(26.6)

Services

82.8

(73.1)

Latest 5-year average real growth (%)

-4.9

(1.9)

Per capita (000 USD PPP)b

25.3

(39.2)

GENERAL GOVERNMENT
Per cent of GDP
Expenditureb

49.4

(41.9) Gross financial debtb

184.1 (110.3)

Revenueb

45.9

(37.7) Net financial debtb

141.3

(68.0)

EXTERNAL ACCOUNTS
Exchange rate (EUR per USD)

0.753

PPP exchange rate (USA = 1)

0.621

Main exports (% of total merchandise exports)

In per cent of GDP

Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials

38.4

Manufactured goods

13.8

Food and live animals

13.7

Exports of goods and services

32.9

(49.2)

Imports of goods and services

35.2

(46.0) Main imports (% of total merchandise imports)

-2.1

(-0.1)

Current account balance

Net international investment position (2013)

-125.4

Mineral fuels, lubricants and related materials

34.3

Machinery and transport equipment

17.7

Chemicals and related products, n.e.s.

13.8

LABOUR MARKET, SKILLS AND INNOVATION

Employment rate for 15-64 year-olds (%)

49.4

(65.7) Unemployment rate, Labour Force Survey (age 15 and over) (%)

26.5

(7.3)

Men

58.0

(73.6)

Youth (age 15-24, %)

52.4

(15.0)

Women

41.1

(57.9)

Long-term unemployed (1 year and over, %)

18.4

(2.7)

69.7

(71.2) Tertiary educational attainment 25-64 year-olds (%, 2013)

27.4

(33.3)

0.8

(2.4)

(4.1) CO2 emissions from fuel combustion per capita (tonnes, 2012)

6.1

(9.6)

(9.1) Water abstractions per capita (1 000 m3,2007)

0.8

Participation rate for 15-64 year-olds (%)

Average hours worked per year (2013)

2 037 (1 771) Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP, 2013)

ENVIRONMENT

Total primary energy supply per capita (toe)

Renewables (%)
Fine particulate matter concentration (urban, PM10, g/m3, 2011)

2.0
10.9
35.3

(28.0) Municipal waste per capita (tonnes, 2012)

0.5

(0.5)

SOCIETY
Income inequality (Gini coefficient, 2012c)

0.340

(0.308) Education outcomes (PISA score, 2012)

Relative poverty rate (%, 2012c)

15.2

(11.1)

Reading

477

(496)

Median equivalised household income (000 USD PPP, 2010)

15.3

(20.4)

Mathematics

453

(494)

Science

467

(501)

Public and private spending (% of GDP)

Health care (2012)

9.3

(9.2)

Share of women in parliament (%, December 2015)

19.7

(26.9)

Pensions (2011)

14.7

(8.7)

Net official development assistance (% of GNI)

0.11

(0.36)

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a) Where the OECD aggregate is not provided in the source database, a simple OECD average of latest available data is calculated where
data exist for at least 29 member countries
b) 2013 for the OECD aggregate.
c) 2010 for the OECD aggregate.
Source: Calculations based on data extracted from the databases of the following organisations: OECD, International Energy Agency,
World Bank, International Monetary Fund and Inter-Parliamentary Union.

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