Recovery of the Greek Economy
THE GREEK ECONOMY HAS BEEN RESILIENT THROUGHOUT THE
CRISIS
Economic activity strongly recovered in Greece as early as in Q1 2021, while unemployment has decreased
as compared to the pre-crisis level
Greece economic downturn has been in line with peers in 2020 while its economic rebound in Q1 2021 is more pronounced
2020 real GDP growth
4,4%
2021 Q1 real GDP growth
(6,6%)
(7,6%)
(8,1%)
(8,2%)
(8,9%)
(10,8%)
Euro Zone
Source: ELSTAT, European Commission
0,1%
(0,1%)
(0,3%)
(0,5%)
(3,3%)
Euro Zone
Greece labour market has been resilient, with a stabilisation of unemployment at 15.4%
Variation in Unemployment rate March 2020 - May 2021 (percentage points)
+0,8
+0,8
(0,7)
+0,1
Source: European Commission
RESILIENCE OF THE GREEK ECONOMY
Euro Zone
+0,9
+3,0
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