Greece unveils first-ever, 5-year national extroversion strategy

Greece unveiled its first ever, five-year strategic plan to boost the country’s exports and attract foreign investment.

The National Extroversion Strategic Plan for 2026-2030 aims to attract quality foreign investment, boost entrepreneurship in Greece and create high-skilled, high-paying jobs. It also outlines a series of specific goals for the Greek government to achieve over the next five years.

Key targets include raising goods exports by about 45% from 2024 levels to roughly €70 billion by 2030; increasing FDI inflows by 40-45% to about €10 billion; doubling the number of facilitated FDI projects to at least 100 a year; doubling the number of Greek firms engaging in extroversion programs; and improving Greece’s international rankings for investment attractiveness, export performance and ease of doing business.

With respect to internal initiatives, the plan sets out steps for better coordination between the three component agencies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs responsible for export and investment promotion activities. In practical terms, that includes integrating the digital reporting systems of the Greek economic & commercial affairs offices (ECAO) that are located at embassies and consulates abroad with Enterprise Greece and Export Credit Greece. The goal would be for the three units to share tracking dashboards and data to ensure interoperability of digital systems.

The plan, prepared by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, sets medium-term priorities for Greece’s outward economic strategy. It identifies the most promising markets and sectors for exports and foreign investment, sets measurable targets and outlines the policy tools and institutional changes needed to deliver them.

For foreign direct investment, the strategy focuses on markets that offer the strongest returns and emerging opportunities. The main FDI target markets are the U.S., Germany, Switzerland, Japan, China, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Canada, France and Singapore.

Likewise, the strategy also maps out how Greece will deepen its export presence in target markets and sectors with the strongest potential. The priority export-promotion markets identified over the next five years are Germany, the U.S., Cyprus, the United Kingdom, Italy, China, France, the United Arab Emirates and the Netherlands.

The plan also details sector-specific policies based on Greece’s export strengths and tailored to each foreign market, allowing extroversion efforts to be targeted more effectively.