Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland

Poland: Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.8366 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.8366
Change on year
up 31.2%
World rank
25th
of 60 countries
All-time high
1
in 1996
All-time low
0.5471
in 2013
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland, 1995–2020

00.250.50.7511995200720201995: 0.9921996: 11997: 0.8451998: 0.8251999: 0.6122000: 0.762001: 0.682002: 0.6562003: 0.6612004: 0.6952005: 0.6412006: 0.6552007: 0.72008: 0.6842009: 0.6412010: 0.592011: 0.6072012: 0.6382013: 0.5472014: 0.5882015: 0.6352016: 0.6972017: 0.6652018: 0.5882019: 0.6382020: 0.837

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland stood at 0.8366.

The figure is up 31.2% on the previous year and up 41.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland peaked at 1 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.5471, in 2013.

Poland ranks 25th of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Poland, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.9915
1996 1 +0.9%
1997 0.8451 -15.6%
1998 0.8254 -2.3%
1999 0.6122 -25.8%
2000 0.7598 +24.1%
2001 0.6802 -10.5%
2002 0.6562 -3.5%
2003 0.6612 +0.8%
2004 0.6953 +5.2%
2005 0.641 -7.8%
2006 0.6549 +2.2%
2007 0.6998 +6.8%
2008 0.6841 -2.2%
2009 0.641 -6.3%
2010 0.5903 -7.9%
2011 0.6066 +2.8%
2012 0.6384 +5.2%
2013 0.5471 -14.3%
2014 0.5881 +7.5%
2015 0.6349 +8.0%
2016 0.6968 +9.8%
2017 0.6649 -4.6%
2018 0.5884 -11.5%
2019 0.6379 +8.4%
2020 0.8366 +31.2%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.8366 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7843, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.8366 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7841, 1.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.855 0.6122 1 5
2000s 0.6773 0.641 0.7598 10
2010s 0.6193 0.5471 0.6968 10
2020s 0.8366 0.8366 0.8366 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 22 Republic of Moldova 0.8814 compare
  2. 23 Greece 0.8696 compare
  3. 24 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.8414 compare
  4. 26 Guatemala 0.832 compare
  5. 27 Israel 0.8316 compare
  6. 28 Indonesia 0.8209 compare

See the full ranking of 60 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland?
Economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland was 0.8366 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1996.
What is the lowest economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5471 in 2013.
How does Poland rank for economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
Poland ranks 25th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is economic affairs, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Economic affairs, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
60 places, 1,211 data points, 1990–2020
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