Internet purchases by individuals in Greece
Greece: Internet purchases by individuals was 32.4% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Internet purchases by individuals in Greece, 2002–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage of individuals.
Analysis
Greece recorded 32.4% for internet purchases by individuals in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 328.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, internet purchases by individuals in Greece peaked at 32.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2002.
That places Greece 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Internet purchases by individuals in Greece, year by year
| Year | Percentage of individuals | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.7% | — |
| 2003 | 0.8% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +114.3% |
| 2006 | 3.1% | +72.2% |
| 2007 | 5.0% | +60.6% |
| 2008 | 6.1% | +21.7% |
| 2009 | 7.6% | +24.9% |
| 2010 | 8.7% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +49.1% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +19.6% |
| 2013 | 17.2% | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 19.8% | +15.3% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +19.6% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 26.1% | +11.4% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | +15.4% |
| 2019 | 32.4% | +7.6% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 32.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.8%, 69% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Greece's 32.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 48.2%, 67% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Internet purchases by individuals in Greece changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +114.3% | 0.8% | 1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.2% | 0.7% | 7.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 8.7% | 32.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Greece
More science & technology data for Greece
- Mobile landline subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, gaps filled 113.6 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per capita 1.1 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, gaps filled 11.41 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, per square kilometre 88.04 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Mobile landline subscriptions, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions by country, annual growth rate 0.5798 % change on previous year (2024)
- Scientific and technical journal articles 13,552 (2023)
- Scientific and technical journal articles, per capita 0.0013 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is internet purchases by individuals in Greece?
- Internet purchases by individuals in Greece was 32.4% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest internet purchases by individuals recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
- How does Greece rank for internet purchases by individuals?
- Greece ranks 35th out of 43 countries with data for 2019.
- Is internet purchases by individuals rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is up 328.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Greece data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Internet purchases by individuals (2002-2019). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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