Greece's inflation stood at 4.9% in May, well above the EU average of 3.3% and the Eurozone rate of 3.2%, highlighting stronger price pressures.

Eurostat data puts Greece well above the eurozone average, with energy costs and services driving prices higher across the bloc ahead of a closely watched ECB decision next week.

In Greece, men in full-time employment worked an average of 41.8 hours per week in 2025 — one of the highest figures in Europe — while women worked 38.8 hours.

Eurostat data put Greece's annual inflation rate at 4.6% in April 2026, well above the EU average, as fuel, energy, and transport costs post sharp year-on-year increases.

The alarming findings rank Greeks second last among EU member states, only above Bulgaria, which stood at 29.8 percent.

The disparity is particularly worrying, as the full impact of the ongoing war in the Middle East has yet to be factored in.

Across the euro area, annual inflation stood at 1.9% in February 2026, up from 1.7% in January and in line with Eurostat’s preliminary reading.

Before the decade-long financial and economic crisis that bedeviled the country, beginning in late 2009, more than 80% of Greek households owned their residence. Today, 30.3% of the population lease their abode

Among the main components, services posted the fastest annual growth at 3.4% in Feb., up from 3.2% in Jan. Food, alcohol, and tobacco remained steady at 2.6%.

Eurozone inflation eased to 1.7% in January 2026, while consumer prices in Greece fell month over month, according to final data from Eurostat. Services remained the main driver of price pressures across the euro area

Across the eurozone, annual inflation is expected to settle at 1.7% in January, down from 2.0% in December.

Eurostat reports that 19% of people in Greece could not keep their homes adequately warm in 2024, slightly improved from 19.2% in 2023, but still more than double the EU average

Among EU member states for which data are available for the fourth quarter of 2025, Lithuania recorded the strongest quarterly growth, with GDP rising by 1.7% compared with the previous quarter.

Greek CO2 emissions decreased by 38.5% between 2013 and 2024, according to Eurostat, recording one of the highest reductions in the common bloc, above the EU average of 34%. Greece was placed in the second tier of countries based on its positive performance in greenhouse gas emissions, along with Portugal, the Netherlands, Poland, and Slovakia. […]

Inflation in Greece is easing, but supermarket prices, rents and services remain high, forcing households to slash budgets and businesses to report falling sales, according to new data and market analysis

Greece ranked sixth among European countries, registering 152,944,662 overnight stays in 2024, up from 147,209,821 in 2023.

New Eurostat inflation data show that everyday staples in Greece, ranging from meat and milk to fruit and yogurt, are becoming more expensive far more quickly than across the rest of the European Union, putting growing pressure on household budgets

Based on the figures, Attica was followed by the South Aegean and Crete, which ranked second and third respectively.

Across the European Union, Cyprus posted the lowest inflation at just 0.1%, while France recorded 0.7%, Italy 1.2%, and Finland 1.8%.

The Athens International Airport toppled the famous Paris Orly Airport from the top ten list. According to the Eurostat data.