Some of the major industries in Greece are tourism, food and tobacco, textiles, chemicals, metal products, mining, and petroleum. Tourism is an extremely large industry in Greece because of ancient Athens. Ancient Athens was one of the most influential city-states, and Greece still contains a lot of the ancient structures. This graph shows how tourism affects the GDP in Greece. As the time continues it is expected that tourism will continue to grow, and will continue to contribute to the economy.
Greece produces tobacco, wheat, corn, tomatoes, cotton, olives, and more, which is also a large industry for the country. Greece imports and exports many resources to different countries. Some of the countries that Greece trades with the most are Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Germany, Iraq, Italy, and more.
GDP & Unemployment
On average people in Greece makes $27,800 per year. Greece is ranked 75th in comparison to the other countries, which means that the majority of the population is well-off. The unemployment of youth in Greece is fairly high in comparison to the rest of the world. Over 43% of youth ages 15-25 are unemployed. Greece is rated 12th in the world for youth unemployment.