Interest payments (% of expense) in Poland
Poland: Interest payments (% of expense) was 4.8% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments in Poland, 1984–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
Poland recorded 4.8% for interest payments in 2023.
That represents a change of up 26.1% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments in Poland peaked at 9.6% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1984.
Poland ranks 92nd of 152 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments (% of expense) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0.2% | — |
| 1985 | 0.6% | +211.6% |
| 1986 | 0.4% | -31.5% |
| 1987 | 0.5% | +24.3% |
| 1988 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | +1798.6% |
| 1995 | 9.3% | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | -77.0% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +341.1% |
| 1998 | 9.0% | -5.2% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | -22.8% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 6.9% | -8.9% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 6.3% | -8.2% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 6.3% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -20.5% |
| 2015 | 4.8% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 4.6% | -4.4% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 3.7% | -7.5% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -19.4% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +34.4% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | +26.1% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 4.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.3%, 1.5× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Poland's 4.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.3%, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments (% of expense) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +1798.6% | 0.5% | 9.6% |
| 1997 | +341.1% | 2.1% | 9.5% |
| 1985 | +211.6% | 0.2% | 0.6% |
| 1996 | -77.0% | 9.3% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5% | 0.2% | 0.6% | 5 |
| 1990s | 7.7% | 2.1% | 9.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.6% | 5.5% | 7.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 3.7% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 2.8% | 4.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is interest payments in Poland?
- Interest payments in Poland was 4.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest interest payments recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.6% in 1994.
- What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1984.
- How does Poland rank for interest payments?
- Poland ranks 92nd out of 152 countries with data for 2023.
- Is interest payments rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Interest payments (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.