Goods and services expense in Poland
Poland: Goods and services expense was 7.4% 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 7.4%.
That represents a change of down 5.1% on the previous year and up 14.4% 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 126th 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 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 | 7.4% | -5.1% |
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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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 goods and services expense in Poland?
- Goods and services expense in Poland was 7.4% 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 126th 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 14.4%. 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.