From 2024 to 2025, the total cost of goods imported into Greece increased by 4.1% starting from $89.3 billion.
Based on the average exchange rate for 2025, Greece uses the euro which strengthened by 4.4% against the US dollar from 2024 to 2025. The stronger EU currency made Greece’s imports paid for in weaker US dollars in 2025 relatively less expensive when converted starting from euros.
Domestically, Greece recorded 2.44% inflation in terms of its average consumer prices during 2025, down from 2.997% in 2024.
Greece’s Best Imports Suppliers
The latest available country-specific data shows that 64.2% of products imported into Greece was furnished by exporters in: Germany (11.5% of the Greek total), Italy (9.1%), mainland China (7.9%), Netherlands (6.2%), France (5%), Iraq (4.8%), Spain (4.2%), Türkiye (4.1%), Bulgaria (3.5%), Belgium (2.9%), United States of America (2.7%) and Kazakhstan (2.4%).
Applying a continental lens, more than three-fifths (62.1%) of Greece’s total imports by value was purchased from fellow European countries. Trade partners in Asia supplied 27.8% of all import purchases made by Greece.
Smaller percentages originated from Africa (5.1%), North America (4%), Latin America (1.6%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, then Oceania (0.4%) led by Australia, New Zealand and Marshall Islands.
Greece is a longstanding member of the European Union, dating back to the precursor European Economic Union on January 1, 1981. The Hellenic Republic (Greece) bought 54.5% of its total imported products during 2025 from fellow EU member states.
Given Greece’s population of 10.4 million people, its total US$92.9 billion in 2025 for imported goods translates to roughly $8,950 in yearly product demand from every person in the southern European country. That per-capita metric surpasses the average $8,600 for 2024.
Greece’s Top 10 Imports
The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Greece’s import purchases during 2025. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Greece.
- Mineral fuels including oil: US$18.4 billion (19.8% of total imports)
- Machinery including computers: $7 billion (7.5%)
- Electrical machinery, equipment: $6.9 billion (7.5%)
- Vehicles: $5.9 billion (6.4%)
- Pharmaceuticals: $4.8 billion (5.2%)
- Plastics, plastic articles: $3.4 billion (3.6%)
- Meat: $2.3 billion (2.5%)
- Organic chemicals: $2.2 billion (2.4%)
- Aluminum: $2.2 billion (2.4%)
- Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $2.12 billion (2.3%)
Greece’s top 10 import product categories generated nearly three-fifths (59.5%) of the overall value of its product purchases from other countries.
Leading Greece’s international purchase increases from 2024 to 2025 were for imports of meat (up 23.6%), optical or technical medical apparatus (up 23.4%) then vehicles (up 19.8%).
Leading the year-over-year declines were Greece’s imports of mineral fuels including oil (down -21.3% from 2024) and organic chemicals (down -9.8%).
Please note that the results listed above are at the 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level.
The sections below detail products at the more granular 4-digit HTS code level.
Greece’s Top Mineral Fuels Imports Including Oil
In 2025, Greek importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of mineral fuels-related products.
- Crude oil: US$9.5 billion (down -35.8% from 2024
- Processed petroleum oils: $4.3 billion (up 17.9%)
- Petroleum gases: $3.7 billion (down -3%)
- Electrical energy: $795.5 million (down -22.3%)
- Petroleum oil residues: $77.2 million (up 6.7%)
- Peat: $14.5 million (up 28.1%)
- Coal tar oils (high temperature distillation): $11 million (down -52.7%)
- Tar pitch, coke: $8.6 million (down -29.3%)
- Coal, solid fuels made from coal: $7.9 million (down -44.7%)
- Petroleum jelly, mineral waxes: $6.8 million (up 15.8%)
Among these import subcategories, Greek purchases of peat (up 28.1%), processed petroleum oils (up 17.9%) then petroleum jelly or mineral waxes (up 15.8%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported mineral fuels energy among Greek businesses and consumers.
Greece’s Top Machinery Imports Including Computers
In 2025, Greek importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machinery including computers.
- Computers, optical readers: US$1 billion (down -10.3% from 2024
- Air conditioners: $500.6 million (up 15.1%)
- Refrigerators, freezers: $343.9 million (up 11.9%)
- Taps, valves, similar appliances: $319.8 million (up 7.4%)
- Dishwashing, clean/dry/fill machines: $284.5 million (up 24.2%)
- Centrifuges, filters and purifiers: $260.5 million (up 21.8%)
- Miscellaneous machinery: $253.2 million (up 12.2%)
- Turbo-jets: $238.5 million (up 37.1%)
- Liquid pumps and elevators: $222.4 million (up 16.9%)
- Air or vacuum pumps: $218.2 million (up 11.2%)
Among these import subcategories, Greek purchases of turbo-jets (up 37.1%), dishwashing, cleaning, drying or filling machines (up 24.2%) then centrifuges, filters and purifiers (up 21.8%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported machinery among Greek businesses and consumers.
Greece’s Top Electronics Imports
In 2025, Greek importers spent the most on the following subcategories of electronics.
- Phone devices including smartphones: US$1.5 billion (up 3.9% from 2024
- Solar power diodes/semi-conductors: $751 million (down -24.3%)
- Electrical converters/power units: $587.9 million (up 6.6%)
- Insulated wire/cable: $498.6 million (up 21.7%)
- Electric storage batteries: $374.7 million (up 71.5%)
- TV receivers/monitors/projectors: $306.8 million (up 1.2%)
- Electric water heaters, hair dryers: $284.7 million (up 2.3%)
- Lower-voltage switches, fuses: $273.2 million (up 20.7%)
- Thermionic/cathode valves, tubes: $214.1 million (up 11%)
- Electric motor parts: $141.5 million (down -38%)
Among these import subcategories, Greek purchases of electric storage batteries (up 71.5%), insulated wire or cable (up 21.7%) then lower-voltage switches and fuses (up 20.7%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported electronics among Greek businesses and consumers.
Greece’s Top Vehicles Imports
In 2025, Greek importers spent the most on the following subcategories of vehicles.
- Cars: US$3.7 billion (up 21% from 2024
- Automobile parts/accessories: $670.9 million (up 9.6%)
- Trucks: $471 million (up 29%)
- Motorcycles: $296.7 million (up 5.9%)
- Public-transport vehicles: $151.2 million (down -44.5%)
- Tractors: $131.4 million (down -26.3%)
- Trailers: $78 million (up 23.3%)
- Special purpose vehicles: $74.3 million (up 61.9%)
- Motorcycle parts/accessories: $71.3 million (up 11.5%)
- Bicycles, other non-motorized cycles: $11.4 million (up 8.6%)
Among these import subcategories, Greek purchases of special purpose vehicles (up 61.9%), trucks (up 29%) then trailers (up 23.3%) grew at the fastest pace from 2024 to 2025.
These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported vehicles among Greek businesses and consumers.
See also Greece’s Top 10 Exports, Greece’s Top Trading Partners, italy’s Top 10 Exports and Top EU Export Countries
Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook: Country Profiles. Accessed on May 1, 2026
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database (GDP based on Purchasing Power Parity). Accessed on May 1, 2026
International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on May 1, 2026