In the preparation of the study entitled ‘Mapping of export Greece’s activity per region »for the period 2020-2024 proceeded by SEBE – Exporters Association, continuing an established annual initiative.
Specifically, the presentation of the SEVE Study – Exporters Association was held on Friday, September 19, 2025, at an event organized in Thessaloniki in collaboration with the Extravagance Region of the Region of Central Macedonia. This year’s survey highlighted significant findings on the level of export activity of each region, recording the recovery that followed the 2020 fall due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
The event was opened by Vice -Mayor of Extraversion PKM, Branislav (Bane) Prelevic, who in his position underlined: “This initiative gives us a clear picture of the course and prospects of our exports, highlighting the contribution of each region to national development. Extraversion is a key driver of growth and competitiveness. In a demanding international environment, our businesses have shown flexibility, durability and creativity. Export mapping is not only a statistical imprint, but a valuable design and decision -making tool. As a region, we are steadily assisting in our businesses and producers, boost networking, support innovation and aim to open new markets. I am sure that the conclusions of today’s presentation will supply more targeted extroversion policies and contribute to the country’s sustainable development. “
Then The speech was taken by SEVE President Symeon Diamantidis, who stressed: “The issue of regional inequalities is once again highlighted, as the Regions of Attica, Central Macedonia and the Peloponnese account for 82% of total Greek exports. SEVE remains the only body to collect, process and analyze the freight data for each of the 13 regions of the country. Through our study we seek to highlight the comparative advantages of each region at the industry level, to consider the basic markets with which businesses deal with and identify the points that need improvement. It is a specialized and comprehensive imprinting of the extroversion of each Greek region, which acts as a valuable tool for the design and implementation of their export enhancement policies. “
Prior to the service of € 55.0 billion in 2022, Greek exports had already recorded a significant increase in 2021, reaching € 39.7 billion from € 29.3 billion in 2020 ( +29.5% or +€ 9.0 billion). This impressive improvement raised export performance (exports of goods as% GDP) from 18.4% in 2020 to 21.7% in 2021. In 2023, exports fell marginally by 8.3% to € 50.4 billion, while in 2024 they continued to down to € 49.3 Export performance to be limited to 22.4%. The value decrease is due to the fall in petroleum prices and commodities, as otherwise exports to volume was higher and the percentage decline is due to both the aforementioned value and the country’s GDP growth.