Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Poland
Poland: Goods and services expense (% of expense) was 7.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Poland, 1994–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
In 2023, goods and services expense in Poland stood at 7.2%.
That represents a change of down 8.3% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Poland peaked at 12.5% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2009.
That places Poland 129th out of 154 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 12.5% | — |
| 1995 | 10.2% | -18.3% |
| 1996 | 9.6% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -32.8% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 7.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 7.6% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 5.7% | -20.6% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +16.3% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 6.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 7.1% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 6.7% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 6.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 6.9% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +13.8% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -8.3% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 7.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Poland's 7.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.1% | 7.3% | 12.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.7% | 6.3% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.4% | 7.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Poland?
- Goods and services expense in Poland was 7.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.5% in 1994.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2009.
- How does Poland rank for goods and services expense?
- Poland ranks 129th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. 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 Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.