Attica accounts for 55% of Greek exports

Attica wholly dominates Greek exports, arsenic the superior portion accounts for 55% of the country’s total exports of goods, while together with two different regions, Central Macedonia and the Peloponnese, they relationship for 82%.

This element, which emerges from the study “Mapping Export Activity by Region” for the play 2020-2024, a study implemented by the Greek Exporters Association (SEVE) and presented connected Friday, demonstrates connected the 1 manus the beingness of important determination inequalities successful this important assemblage of the Greek economy, and connected the different the request for adjacent greater decentralization successful terms of processing and, successful particular, the accumulation of products with precocious added value. The value of exports, adjacent under the existent circumstances, for a portion is besides evident from the information of their publication to the GDP of each region, a publication that ranges from 3.8% (of the North Aegean region’s GDP successful 2024) to 52.5% (of the Peloponnese).

According to the study, the three top exporting regions proceed to beryllium Attica, Central Macedonia and the Peloponnese. In 2024, Attica remained the “steam engine” of Greek export activity, with 27.1 cardinal euros (55% share), albeit reduced by 3.2 percent points from 2023. Central Macedonia recorded a slight summation (+2.1%), reaching €8.1 cardinal eros, while the Peloponnese showed a diminution of 3.5%, to €5.2 billion. 

Significant affirmative changes were recorded successful some smaller regions, arsenic Eastern Macedonia and Thrace accrued its exports by 12.9%, reaching €1.19 billion, while the South Aegean strengthened its show by 26.8% (€390.1 million). On the contrary, the North Aegean recorded a ample driblet (-28.7%), constricted to conscionable €79.5 cardinal successful exports.

The total value of the country’s exports amounted to €49.32 cardinal successful 2024, compared to €50.45 cardinal successful 2023, while the total value of imports accrued successful 2024 by 2.5%, reaching €82.9 billion, which again widened the trade shortage to €33.5 cardinal (10.3% higher than successful 2023).

Petroleum products, chemicals-plastics, machinery-appliances are the three merchandise categories with the astir exports from the Attica portion (58.2% of the total exports of the portion successful question), while nutrient exports are the top class successful Central Macedonia (35.4% of its exports).