Compensation of employees in Poland
Poland: Compensation of employees was 12.3% 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 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
| 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
| 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 | 12.5% | 12.3% | 12.9% | 4 |
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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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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.