Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Poland
Poland: Compensation of employees (% of expense) was 11.9% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Compensation of employees in Poland, 1994–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, compensation of employees in Poland stood at 11.9%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.3% on the previous year and down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Poland peaked at 18.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2023.
Poland ranks 134th of 155 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 14.3% | — |
| 1995 | 17.2% | +20.4% |
| 1996 | 15.1% | -12.1% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | +19.1% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 12.8% | -29.9% |
| 2000 | 13.0% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 13.3% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 13.8% | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 14.3% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 14.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 14.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 14.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 13.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 14.2% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 14.1% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 14.1% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 14.0% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 14.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.3% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -5.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 11.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 18.9%, 63% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Poland's 11.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 16.4%, 72% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -29.9% | 18.2% | 12.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 12.8% | 18.2% | 6 |
| 2000s | 13.9% | 13.0% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 13.7% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 11.9% | 12.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is compensation of employees in Poland?
- Compensation of employees in Poland was 11.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest compensation of employees recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 1998.
- What is the lowest compensation of employees recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2023.
- How does Poland rank for compensation of employees?
- Poland ranks 134th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
- Is compensation of employees rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Compensation of employees (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Compensation of employees is defined as the total remuneration, in cash or in kind, payable by an enterprise to an employee in return for work done by the latter during the accounting period. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.