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Greece Achieves €12.65 Billion Budget Surplus, Surpassing Targets

12/19/2025

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Greece (the Hellenic Republic) posted a primary budget surplus of 12.65 billion euros for the 11 months ending November 2025, excluding debt-servicing costs.
The surplus exceeded the 7.70 billion euro target, reflecting Greece's recovery from the 2009–2018 crisis.
Tax revenues totaled 64.97 billion euros, beating expectations by 330 million.
Expenditures were 63.61 billion euros.
Interest payments were 7.61 billion euros.

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Greece (the Hellenic Republic) posted a primary budget surplus of 12.65 billion euros for the 11 months ending November 2025, excluding debt-servicing costs.
The surplus exceeded the 7.70 billion euro target, reflecting Greece's recovery from the 2009–2018 crisis.
Tax revenues totaled 64.97 billion euros, beating expectations by 330 million.
Expenditures were 63.61 billion euros.
Interest payments were 7.61 billion euros.