Material import dependency in Greece
Greece: Material import dependency was 37.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
37.4%
Change on year
down 9.7%
World rank
15th
of 35 countries
All-time high
41.4%
in 2024
All-time low
19.6%
in 2007
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Material import dependency in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Greece recorded 37.4% for material import dependency in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, material import dependency in Greece peaked at 41.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2007.
Greece ranks 15th of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.9% | 19.6% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 23.2% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 37.4% | 41.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More trade data for Greece
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - quarterly data 20,584 Current prices, million euro (2026)
- Lead time to export, median case 3 days (2018)
- Exports and imports by counterpart area - annual data 98,005 Current prices, million euro (2025)
- Imports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 31,491 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Exports of oil and petroleum products by partner country 17,018 Thousand tonnes (2024)
- Retail trade confidence indicator and survey results - monthly data 40.7 Balance (2026)
- Sawnwood trade by species 110,585 Thousand euro (2023)
- Member States EU27 (from 2020) trade by BEC product group 3,814 (2026)
- Intra and Extra-EU trade by Member State and by product group 55.6 (2025)
- Cross-trade road freight transport of reporting country by country of 224 Thousand tonnes (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is material import dependency in Greece?
- Material import dependency in Greece was 37.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest material import dependency recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest material import dependency recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2007.
- How does Greece rank for material import dependency?
- Greece ranks 15th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is material import dependency rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. 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 Material import dependency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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