The Greek budget recorded a primary surplus of €12.13 billion last year, the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) announced on Wednesday.
This amounts to approximately 4.9% of Greece’s gross domestic product for 2025 and provides the government with additional fiscal room for potential support measures.
According to ELSTAT, which reported figures based on ESA 2010 accounting standards, the primary budget surplus last year reached €12,131 million, up from €11,414 million in 2024, when it stood at 4.8% of GDP.
This reflects growth in nominal GDP, which at current market prices reached €248.35 billion in 2025, up from €236.73 billion in the previous year.
The overall budget balance – which includes interest payments, unlike the primary surplus – stood at €4.29 billion in 2025, or 1.7% of GDP, up from €3.19 billion (1.3% of GDP) in 2024.
General government revenue increased by more than €7 billion year-on-year, reaching €124.16 billion in 2025, or 50% of GDP, compared with €117.06 billion in 2024 (49.45% of GDP).
Gross consolidated general government debt at the end of 2025 is estimated at a nominal value of €362.9 billion, or 146.1% of GDP. This marks a significant decline from 154.2% in 2024.