Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Poland

Poland: Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.2741 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.2741
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
43rd
of 60 countries
All-time high
0.4673
in 1996
All-time low
0.2096
in 1999
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Poland, 1995–2020

00.10.20.30.40.51995200720201995: 0.4291996: 0.4671997: 0.3991998: 0.4111999: 0.212000: 0.232001: 0.2442002: 0.262003: 0.2482004: 0.2382005: 0.2662006: 0.2662007: 0.2442008: 0.2392009: 0.2232010: 0.2362011: 0.2442012: 0.2572013: 0.2642014: 0.2612015: 0.2572016: 0.2532017: 0.2472018: 0.2632019: 0.2692020: 0.274

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Poland recorded 0.2741 for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in 2020.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Poland peaked at 0.4673 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2096, in 1999.

Poland ranks 43rd 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.

Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Health, 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 0.4295
1996 0.4673 +8.8%
1997 0.3986 -14.7%
1998 0.4111 +3.1%
1999 0.2096 -49.0%
2000 0.2303 +9.9%
2001 0.2442 +6.0%
2002 0.2605 +6.7%
2003 0.2485 -4.6%
2004 0.2383 -4.1%
2005 0.2664 +11.8%
2006 0.2663 -0.0%
2007 0.2438 -8.4%
2008 0.2386 -2.2%
2009 0.2231 -6.5%
2010 0.2356 +5.6%
2011 0.2439 +3.5%
2012 0.2567 +5.2%
2013 0.2636 +2.7%
2014 0.261 -1.0%
2015 0.2572 -1.4%
2016 0.2534 -1.5%
2017 0.2467 -2.6%
2018 0.2629 +6.6%
2019 0.2686 +2.2%
2020 0.2741 +2.1%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.2741 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4416, 62% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.2741 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4692, 58% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item 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.

YearChange FromTo
1999 -49.0% 0.4111 0.2096

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3832 0.2096 0.4673 5
2000s 0.246 0.2231 0.2664 10
2010s 0.255 0.2356 0.2686 10
2020s 0.2741 0.2741 0.2741 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 40 Indonesia 0.3326 compare
  2. 41 Japan 0.3291 compare
  3. 42 Croatia 0.3183 compare
  4. 44 South Africa 0.262 compare
  5. 45 Sweden 0.2502 compare
  6. 46 Austria 0.2095 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Poland?
Health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Poland was 0.2741 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.4673 in 1996.
What is the lowest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2096 in 1999.
How does Poland rank for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
Poland ranks 43rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
Is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 Health, 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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Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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Coverage
60 places, 1,212 data points, 1990–2020
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