Country file(GREECE)

Macro-economic and social benchmarks

Macro-economic indicators

GDP

(current US$)

2021

216,2 billion

GDP Per Capita

(current US$)

2021

20,276,5

GDP Growth

(annual %)

2021

+8,3

Unemployment

(% of population)

2021

14,8

GNI Per Capita, Atlas Method

(current USD)

2021

20,140
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General information

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Legal and legislative indicators

Focus: Association / Civil Society

  • Legal framework:

 

Constitution of 9/06/1975

https://mjp.univ-perp.fr/constit/gr1975.htm

https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/fr/text/224010

 

Article 11

  1. Hellenes have the right to peaceful and unarmed assembly.
  2. The police may only attend open-air public meetings. Open-air meetings may be prohibited by reasoned decision of the police authority either generally in the event of imminent serious danger to public safety, or in a particular area in the event of serious disruption to social and economic life, as provided by law.

 

Article 12

  1. Hellenes have the right to form unions of persons and non-profit associations in compliance with the laws, which in no case may subject the exercise of this right to prior authorization.
  2. An association may only be dissolved for breach of the law or of an essential provision of its articles of association by a court decision.

 

  1. The provisions of the preceding paragraph shall also apply analogously to unions of persons which do not constitute an association.

 

 

  • Legislative framework:

 

 

Loi du 29/05/1976 – Act No. 330: Respecting occupational associations and federations and the protection of freedom of association.

 

https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_lang=fr&p_isn=13817&p_country=GRC&p_count=692

 

 

 

  • International conventions ratified:

 

UN: accession 10/25/1945

ICESCR Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Ratification-Accession: 1985

ICCPR International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: Ratification-Accession: 1997

Convention on the Rights of the Child: Signature: 1990, Ratification/Accession: 1993

UNESCO : Member: 4/11/1946 – Conventions signed and/or ratified from 1954 to 2007

CEDAW Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women: Signature: 02/03/1982 – Ratification 07/06/1983

 

  • Regional and inter-regional conventions ratified:

 

EU member: since 01/01/1981

Currency: Euro Member of the eurozone: since 01/01/2001

Schengen area: since 01/01/2000

European Convention on Human Rights: Signature: 28/11/1950 Ratification: 28/11/1974 Entry into force: 28/11/1974

Societal environment indicators

The country in the world through international indices

Population Growth

(annual %)

2021

#
-0,3

Fertility Rate

(births per woman)

2020

#
1,3

Ratio of Poor Population to National Poverty Line

(% of population)

2020

#
19,6

Youth Literacy Rate

(% of young people aged 15-24)

2018

#
99

Net Enrollment Rate

(% population)

2015

#
93,58

Internet Users

(% of population)

2020

#
78

Access to Electricity

(% of population)

2020

#
100

Intentional Homicides

(per 100,000 people)

2020

#
1

Happiness Index /10

2020

82/165
5,515

Press Freedom Index /10

#

108/180
55,52

GINI Index /100

2019

#
33,1

Democracy Index /10

2021

#
7,56

Corruption Perceptions Index /100

Transparency International

2021

58/180
49

ITUC Global Rights Index /5

Systematic rights violations

#

#
4

HDI

2022

33
0,887