52
November, 2020
Greece
Global:
53
Availability:
51
Cost:
40
Regulation:
44
Productivity:
45
2020 Global TWI Ranking (out of 76) 2020 Regional TWI Ranking (out of 40)
Region:
33
Availability:
32
Cost:
22
Regulation:
30
Productivity:
21
Remote
Readiness
31
Remote
Readiness
47
$13.3 billion USD has been spent by the Greek Government in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. This
spending includes:
• Hiring 3,300 more doctors and nurses
• Cash payments to vulnerable individuals
• Pension and health benefit payments for impacted employees and the self-employed
• Paid leave for parents with children unable to go to school
• Rent and interest subsidies for impacted businesses
https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-Covid-19/Policy-Responses-to-COVID-19
Residents from the EU safe country list, EU,
UK, Switzerland, Norway, Lichtenstein, Iceland
and the UAE may enter Greece subject to a
negative virus test.
Face masks are mandatory in public and
movement is restricted.
Schools and non-essential shops and services
in Greece are closed.
6.8%
4.7%
0%
20%
Greece Regional Ave.
%
of
GDP
Greece
Q4 2019* Q4 2020*
% Change
YOY
Total Workforce
4.76M 4.59M -3.5%
Unemployment Rate (%) 16.7% 16.8% +0.6%
Unemployed Workers 795K 772K -3%
Manpower 2020 Total Workforce Index
Workforce Statistics
Covid-19 Situation
Covid-19 Government Spend as % of GDP Border Closures and Restrictions
Additional Government Spending and Foregone Revenue to September 2020
Covid-19 Confirmed Cases and Deaths Reported to WHO (on a weekly basis)
*Reported figures at Q4 each year
https://covid19.who.int/
https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19/Fiscal-Policies-Database-in-
Response-to-COVID-19
Other Sources:
https://data.worldbank.org/
https://ilostat.ilo.org/
https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/insights/
https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
United States Embassy
https://tradingeconomics.com/
https://www.statistics.gr/en
