Germany vs Poland: Overall primary balance, Transactions
Overall primary balance, Transactions over time
- Germany
- Poland
How they compare
Germany currently reports -51.01 billion against -68.94 billion in Poland, a difference of 17.93 billion.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Poland ahead.
Germany ranks 30th and Poland ranks 33rd of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.56 billion | -8.04 billion | 15.60 billion | Germany |
| 2010s | 59.00 billion | 20.84 billion | 38.15 billion | Germany |
| 2020s | -68.91 billion | -33.78 billion | 35.13 billion | Poland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall primary balance, transactions, Germany or Poland?
- Germany, at -51.01 billion against -68.94 billion in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in overall primary balance, transactions between Germany and Poland?
- 17.93 billion, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2025.
- How do Germany and Poland rank globally for overall primary balance, transactions?
- Germany ranks 30th and Poland ranks 33rd of 35 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.