Trust in Greece’s government has fallen sharply over the past two years. The OECD’s (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) Survey on Drivers of Trust in Public Institutions found that confidence in Greece’s national government dropped to 24 percent in 2025 from 32 percent in 2023. Nearly two-thirds of Greeks, 64 percent, now say they have low or no trust in the government, while 11 percent describe themselves as neutral.
The decline runs against the broader OECD trend. Across the 38 countries surveyed, average trust in national governments held broadly steady, rising slightly from 39 percent in 2023 to 40 percent in 2025.
The survey draws on representative samples of adults in participating countries and examines public views of institutions, frontline services, and government decision-making.
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Armed forces lead, political parties lag
Greeks draw a sharp distinction between different public institutions. The armed forces command the highest confidence, with trust at 63 percent. The police follow at 44 percent, while the courts stand at 39 percent. Political institutions fare much worse. Trust in the national parliament fell to 25 percent in 2025 from 32 percent in 2023, compared with an OECD average of 37 percent.
Confidence in the civil service stands at 24 percent, far below the OECD average of 45 percent. Political parties remain near the bottom, with trust slipping to 15 percent from 17 percent over the same period. Trust in the news media also declined, falling to 19 percent in 2025 from 22 percent in 2023.
Political voice and financial pressure shape trust in Greece’s government
The largest trust divide in Greece comes from whether people feel they have influence over government decisions. The gap between those who feel they have a say and those who do not reaches 48 percentage points, close to the OECD average gap of 47 points.
Financial pressure also matters more in Greece than across the OECD as a whole. The trust gap linked to financial hardship reaches 27 percentage points, compared with an OECD average of 18 points.
Education creates another clear divide. Trust stands at 31 percent among Greeks with a post-secondary degree, but only 17 percent among those without an upper secondary qualification, a 14-point gap.
Age and gender also play a role. Greeks aged 18 to 29 report trust in government at 17 percent, compared with 31 percent among those over 50. Women report four points less trust in government than men.
Public services show some progress
Despite the fall in overall trust, the OECD points to areas where Greece has improved. The report highlights efforts to modernize public administration and strengthen integrity, including Greece’s 2022–2025 National Anti-Corruption Action Plan. It also notes that the OECD’s Anti-Corruption and Integrity Outlook 2026 ranks Greece among the countries with the strongest anti-corruption strategies and implementation.
Satisfaction with administrative services remained broadly stable, moving from around 50 percent in 2023 to 51 percent in 2025. Recent users of public services reported stronger gains. Satisfaction with service speed and staff competence rose by four percentage points.
In another positive sign, the share of Greeks who believe the government would reject a corporation’s request if it ran against the public interest increased by five points. Public health also received high marks from users. Among 65,000 respondents, the average satisfaction score reached 4.1 out of 5, with especially positive views of medical and nursing staff. Hospital catering, however, scored much lower.
Fairness and policy concerns weigh on trust in Greece’s government
Other indicators moved in the opposite direction. The share of Greeks who believe benefit applications are handled fairly fell to 36 percent in 2025 from 39 percent in 2023. Confidence that the public sector uses personal data legitimately also dropped, falling to 39 percent from 45 percent.
Greeks also became less convinced that government decisions rely on evidence. The share who believe the government uses evidence in policymaking fell to 30 percent from 37 percent. Views on whether the government balances the interests of different generations also weakened, slipping to 24 percent from 28 percent.
Overall, the OECD concludes that better governance and stronger economic performance do not quickly rebuild public trust, especially in countries marked by deep and repeated crises.
