Germany vs Poland: Overall primary balance, Transactions

Germany
-51.01 billion
in 2025
Poland
-68.94 billion
in 2025
Germany rank
30th
Poland rank
33rd

Overall primary balance, Transactions over time

  • Germany
  • Poland
-100.0B-50.0B050.0B100.0B199920122025

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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Indicator
Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
35 places, 879 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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.