Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Poland
Poland: Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP was 48.97 in 2031. ▲ Rising
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Poland, 1995–2031
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Poland recorded 48.97 for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in 2031.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Poland peaked at 51.15 in 2026 and was at its lowest, 41.04, in 2018.
That places Poland 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2031, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 47.31 | — |
| 1996 | 50.58 | +6.9% |
| 1997 | 45.96 | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 43.9 | -4.5% |
| 1999 | 42.36 | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 42.91 | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 44.56 | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 44.9 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 45.29 | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 43.36 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 44.11 | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 44.29 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 42.83 | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 44.03 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 44.9 | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 46 | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 44.12 | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 43.17 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 43.21 | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 42.68 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 41.5 | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 41.05 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 41.13 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 41.04 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 41.42 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 47.74 | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 43.57 | -8.7% |
| 2022 | 43.25 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 46.86 | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 49.44 | +5.5% |
| 2025 | 49.95 | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 51.15 | +2.4% |
| 2027 | 50.7 | -0.9% |
| 2028 | 49.26 | -2.8% |
| 2029 | 49.07 | -0.4% |
| 2030 | 49.06 | -0.0% |
| 2031 | 48.97 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 46.02 | 42.36 | 50.58 | 5 |
| 2000s | 44.12 | 42.83 | 45.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.53 | 41.04 | 46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1 | 43.25 | 51.15 | 10 |
| 2030s | 49.02 | 48.97 | 49.06 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More public sector data for Poland
- Arms imports 1.45 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 39.61 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0016 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 8.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.45 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,039 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 44.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 38.00 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 4,356 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Poland?
- Expenditure, general government, percent of gdp in Poland was 48.97 in 2031, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 51.15 in 2026.
- What is the lowest expenditure, general government, percent of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.04 in 2018.
- How does Poland rank for expenditure, general government, percent of gdp?
- Poland ranks 1st out of 26 countries with data for 2031.
- Is expenditure, general government, percent of gdp rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Expenditure, General government, Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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