Foreign direct investments as a share of GDP rose 29.4% to 0.025% in Greece in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign direct investments as a share of GDP in Greece reached an all time high of 0.036% in 2022 and an all time low of < -0.001% in 2000. When compared to Greece's main peers, foreign direct investments as a share of GDP in Albania amounted to 0.063%, 0.031% in Bulgaria, 0.070% in Macedonia and 0.009% in Turkey in 2024.
Greece has been ranked 41st within the group of 98 countries we follow in terms of foreign direct investments as a share of GDP, 85 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
Foreign Direct Investments (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
Albania | % | 0.078% | 0.077% | 0.070% | 0.068% | 0.076% | ||||||||||||||||
Bulgaria | % | 0.027% | 0.032% | 0.047% | 0.028% | 0.056% | ||||||||||||||||
Greece | % | 0.019% | 0.024% | 0.017% | 0.028% | 0.036% | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | % | 0.006% | 0.005% | 0.005% | 0.004% | 0.004% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Iraq | % | -0.021% | -0.013% | -0.016% | -0.013% | -0.007% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Kosovo | % | 0.040% | 0.036% | 0.051% | 0.053% | 0.082% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Macedonia | % | 0.051% | 0.044% | < 0.001% | 0.050% | 0.061% | ||||||||||||||||
Montenegro | % | 0.088% | 0.075% | 0.111% | 0.118% | 0.140% | ||||||||||||||||
Romania | % | 0.030% | 0.029% | 0.014% | 0.041% | 0.039% | ||||||||||||||||
Serbia | % | 0.077% | 0.079% | 0.062% | 0.070% | 0.069% | ... | |||||||||||||||
Turkey | % | 0.016% | 0.012% | 0.010% | 0.015% | 0.015% |