General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Poland
Poland: General public services, Ratio of this level of government's was 1.02 in 2020. ▬ Flat
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Poland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.02 for general public services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
The figure is up 12.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Poland peaked at 1.08 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.7821, in 1996.
That places Poland 40th out of 60 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
General public services, Ratio of this level of government's in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8736 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7821 | -10.5% |
| 1997 | 1.08 | +38.6% |
| 1998 | 1.04 | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0.8717 | -16.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8747 | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.922 | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.9522 | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.04 | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9456 | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9002 | -4.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8967 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.8756 | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8504 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.9285 | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 0.9464 | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9137 | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9027 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9197 | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.9121 | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8942 | -2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9119 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8776 | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.902 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9031 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.02 | +12.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 1.02 is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.16, 88% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Poland's 1.02 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.17, 87% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where General public services, Ratio of this level of government's 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +38.6% | 0.7821 | 1.08 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9311 | 0.7821 | 1.08 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9189 | 0.8504 | 1.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9083 | 0.8776 | 0.9464 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1.02 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 37 El Salvador 1.07 compare
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- 42 Afghanistan 1 compare
- 42 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 compare
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 general public services, ratio of this level of government's in Poland?
- General public services, ratio of this level of government's in Poland was 1.02 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.08 in 1997.
- What is the lowest general public services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7821 in 1996.
- How does Poland rank for general public services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Poland ranks 40th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is general public services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of General public services, 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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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.