Denmark vs Poland: Subnational government expenditure

Denmark
47.33 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Poland
49.23 Percentage of GDP
in 2024
Denmark rank
11th
Poland rank
8th

Subnational government expenditure over time

  • Denmark
  • Poland
0204060200020122024

How they compare

Poland currently reports 49.23 Percentage of GDP against 47.33 Percentage of GDP in Denmark, a difference of 1.9 Percentage of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Denmark ahead.

Denmark ranks 11th and Poland ranks 8th of 36 countries.

Denmark has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 52.21 Percentage of GDP 44.14 Percentage of GDP 8.07 Percentage of GDP Denmark
2010s 53.93 Percentage of GDP 42.53 Percentage of GDP 11.4 Percentage of GDP Denmark
2020s 48.57 Percentage of GDP 46.13 Percentage of GDP 2.44 Percentage of GDP Denmark

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher subnational government expenditure, Denmark or Poland?
Poland, at 49.23 Percentage of GDP against 47.33 Percentage of GDP in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in subnational government expenditure between Denmark and Poland?
1.9 Percentage of GDP, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Poland?
25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Denmark and Poland rank globally for subnational government expenditure?
Denmark ranks 11th and Poland ranks 8th of 36 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Denmark vs Poland: Subnational government expenditure. Statizoid, drawing on Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Retrieved 19 August 2026, from https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/subnational-government-expenditure/denmark/poland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://public-sector.statizoid.com/compare/subnational-government-expenditure/denmark/poland/">Denmark vs Poland: Subnational government expenditure</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Subnational government expenditure
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
42 places, 1,036 data points, 2000–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset includes subnational government expenditure expressed in several units of measures: USD PPP, USD PPP per capita, percentage of GDP, and percentage of total public expenditure.<br/><br/>The Subnational Government Structure and Finance Dashboard compiles several datasets with comparable data on institutional organisation and public finance at subnational government level. It provides data for the time period 2000 - 2024 (based on data availability), for all 38 OECD member countries, and the average for the European Union. It includes data for the subnational government sector, for both state and local government levels for some federal countries.<br/><br/>The data for the latest year available is also available in <a href="https://www.oecd.org/content/dam/oecd/en/topics/policy-issues/subnational-finance-and-investment/subnational-governments-infrastructure-finance-2026.pdf">PDF format</a> and via an <a href="https://www.oecd.org/en/data/dashboards/oecd-dashboard-on-subnational-government-structure-and-finance.html">Interactive dashboard</a>.