Athens ita ce cibiyar rayuwar tattalin arziki, siyasa da al'adu a Girka. Atglomeration na Athens ya haɗu da babban ɓangare na masana'antar ƙasar, tare da yadi, giya, sabulu, sinadarai, takarda, fata da kuma masana'antar kera tukwane. A gefe guda, gidajen buga takardu, bankuna da yawon bude ido abubuwa ne masu mahimmanci a cikin tattalin arzikinta. Game da sauran ƙasashe da tattalin arziki, Girka ta sami ribarta ta shiga Tarayyar Turai a 1981.
Tabbas, Shigowar Girka cikin Tarayyar Turai ya kawo sabbin saka jari a cikin garin. A yau tattalin arzikinta yana cike da fifikon ɓangarorin jama'a da haɓaka a manyan makarantu. Wasannin Olimpic a Athens sun ba da gudummawa don ƙarfafa ƙarfin tattalin arzikinta. Waɗannan wasannin na Olampik sun kasance injina na ayyukan more rayuwa a cikin birni.
A 2009, Matsalar tattalin arzikin duniya ta shafi Girka sosai. Yanayin kudadenta na jama'a da bashinta bai bar wani zabi ba face gabatar da matakan takaitawa da IMF ta amince hade da taimakon kudi daga Tarayyar Turai. Girka dole ne ta shiga wani yanayi na tsaka mai wuya a cikin 'yan shekarun nan don gujewa fatarar kasar. Babban fifikon da gwamnati ta sanya a gaba shi ne ta rage kashe kaso 10 na kudin jama'a.
A sakamakon haka, an ba da wani shirin agaji daga Tarayyar Turai da kuma Asusun Ba da Lamuni na Duniya IMF ga kasar. A gefe guda kuma, Girka ta yi alkawarin rage gibin daga 13,6% zuwa 3%. 'Yan ƙasa, sakamakon yankewa, ya yawaita yajin aiki da zanga-zanga don nuna adawa da waɗannan matakan da ake ganin ba su dace ba. 20% na yawan jama'a suna rayuwa a ƙasa da layin talauci a Girka. Rage kuɗaɗen ciyar da jama'a yana wahalar da jama'a ƙwarai da gaske, a zahiri rikicin ya raunana shi.