Original research on Greek public data: GEMI, public contracts, NSRF, subsidies, ELSTAT. Every number comes with the methodology, sources and data tables underneath, so you can check it yourself.
How many Greek businesses advertise on Google and Facebook
At least 2.00% of active businesses in Greece advertise on Google and on Facebook or Instagram: 20,287 out of 1,013,176, in September 2026. Health businesses come first with 5.19%, energy last with 0.30%, and 257 advertisers have 33.6% of the Google ads.
Patient transfers from the Greek islands, by island
Patient transfers from the Greek islands by Hellenic Air Force aircraft or by vessels coordinated by the Coast Guard number 2,734 a year, about 7.5 a day. Islands with fewer than 1,000 residents have 17.9 per 1,000 residents a year, islands with 20,000 residents or more 1.7.
Short-term rental in Greece 2026: a sector study of the companies in the market
Short-term rental in Greece has 2,454 companies by main activity code, inside an accommodation sector of 39,233 companies. Accommodation revenue rose 11.6% in 2024 for the same companies, and 5% of the companies make 70% of the revenue. The full study is free as a PDF.
Greek services exports by sector, 2024
In Greece's services exports by sector, legal services come first: in 2024 37.9% of their revenue came from clients outside Greece and 23.3% from clients outside the EU. In accounting, 89.0% of revenue from abroad comes from outside the EU, and across the eight sectors foreign clients bring 23.1% of revenue.
Profit margin and profit by sector in Greece, financial year 2024
In 84,494 sets of 2024 financial statements of Greek companies, the median pre-tax profit margin is 7.34% and the median profit €21,720. The two rankings do not match: the accountant keeps 20.20% and makes €18,946, the wholesaler keeps 4.80% and makes €39,483.
What fish sells for at the boat in Greece, by species, 2025
ELSTAT gives quantity and value in adjacent columns. I divided them by species: €0.90 per kg for round sardinella, €50.39 for lobster, €3.96 on average in Greece. The thirteen cheapest species are half the tonnes of the year and one fifth of the money.
Average hourly wage in Greece by sector, 2008-2026
The average gross hourly wage in Greek businesses was €15.3 in 2025, 58.2% of the EU average. In real terms it is 4.7% below 2008, it has risen 15.4% since 2020, and in the second quarter of 2026 it rose 1.3% above inflation.
Revenue of Greek companies by regional unit and size category, 2025 (financial year 2024)
Median revenue by regional unit in the 2024 financial statements of Greek companies: €467,784 in Imathia, €96,086 in Lefkada, €238,589 nationwide. And within each size category of Law 4308/2014, which regional unit has the largest companies.
Self-employed in Greece: how many, and in which sectors
In 2024, 1,368,400 people in Greece worked for themselves, 26.4% of employment, the highest share in the EU-27. GEMI, the Greek business registry, has 605,513 active sole proprietorships, and in agriculture just 11,019 for 391,700 self-employed.
0.45% of Greek companies hold 45.3% of revenue
In the 2024 financial statements of Greek companies, without dormant ones, the median revenue is €239,034 and the mean €3.42 million. 392 companies make almost half.
The Greek advance tax payment: is it as unfair as it looks?
I compared the Greek advance corporate tax payment, 80% assessed in July and paid in 8 instalments, with the quarterly system that other countries use, for a Greek private company (IKE) with a profit of €10,000 a month. With steady profit the business keeps €9,680 more in its cash account. It hurts only after a sharp rise: a company that triples its profit for one year pays in July 156% of the tax for that financial year.
Greek tutoring schools have ten years: by 2036 there will be 20% fewer teenagers
Children aged 0-9 in Greece fell 20.2% in a decade, with a fall in 45 of the 46 areas. Teenagers aged 10-19 have not felt it yet. And the market that serves them looks different if you count VAT numbers and different if you count teachers.