Compensation of employees in Poland

Poland: Compensation of employees was 12.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
12.3%
Change on year
down 2.0%
World rank
131st
of 155 countries
All-time high
18.2%
in 1998
All-time low
12.3%
in 2023
Years of data
30
1994–2023

Compensation of employees in Poland, 1994–2023

051015201994200820231994: 14.3 % of expense1995: 17.2 % of expense1996: 15.1 % of expense1997: 18 % of expense1998: 18.2 % of expense1999: 12.8 % of expense2000: 13 % of expense2001: 13.3 % of expense2002: 13.7 % of expense2003: 14.2 % of expense2004: 13.8 % of expense2005: 14.3 % of expense2006: 14.1 % of expense2007: 14.3 % of expense2008: 14.4 % of expense2009: 14.2 % of expense2010: 14.1 % of expense2011: 14.1 % of expense2012: 13.7 % of expense2013: 13.7 % of expense2014: 14.2 % of expense2015: 14.2 % of expense2016: 14.1 % of expense2017: 14.1 % of expense2018: 14 % of expense2019: 14.1 % of expense2020: 12.3 % of expense2021: 12.9 % of expense2022: 12.6 % of expense2023: 12.3 % of expense

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 12.3%. That is the lowest value across all 30 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, compensation of employees in Poland peaked at 18.2% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2023.

Poland ranks 131st 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 in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Compensation of employees (% of expense) in Poland, 1994 to 2023.
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 12.3% -2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 12.5% 12.3% 12.9% 4

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 128 Belarus 14.1% compare
  2. 129 Argentina 12.9% compare
  3. 130 North Macedonia 12.4% compare
  4. 132 India 12.1% compare
  5. 133 Czechia 12.1% compare
  6. 134 Russia 11.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is compensation of employees in Poland?
Compensation of employees in Poland was 12.3% 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 12.3% in 2023.
How does Poland rank for compensation of employees?
Poland ranks 131st 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 10.3%. 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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Indicator
Compensation of employees (% of expense)
Unit
% of expense
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
196 places, 5,286 data points, 1972–2024
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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.