Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Poland
Poland: Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP was 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Poland, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current USD per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Poland stood at 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 27.7% on the previous year and up 117.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Poland peaked at 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0175 current USD per US$ of GDP, in 2008.
Poland ranks 19th of 166 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP in Poland, year by year
| Year | current USD per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0234 current USD per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0201 current USD per US$ of GDP | -13.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0199 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0203 current USD per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0199 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0182 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0186 current USD per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0175 current USD per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0179 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0184 current USD per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0179 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.018 current USD per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0179 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0191 current USD per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0213 current USD per US$ of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0194 current USD per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0187 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0202 current USD per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0196 current USD per US$ of GDP | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0226 current USD per US$ of GDP | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0222 current USD per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0324 current USD per US$ of GDP | +47.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP | +27.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0203 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0189 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0234 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0187 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0175 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.02 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.019 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0179 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0213 current USD per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0281 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0221 current USD per US$ of GDP | 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 16 Turkmenistan 0.0457 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Burkina Faso 0.0442 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Jordan 0.0437 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 20 Yemen 0.0397 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 21 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0369 current USD per US$ of GDP compare
- 22 Brunei Darussalam 0.0364 current USD per US$ of GDP 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), 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)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 86,012 current USD per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Poland?
- Military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp in Poland was 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0414 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0175 current USD per US$ of GDP in 2008.
- How does Poland rank for military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp?
- Poland ranks 19th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is military expenditure (current usd), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 117.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Military expenditure (current USD) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Military expenditure SIPRI Military Expenditure Database, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Military expenditure (current USD) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.