Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Poland

Poland: Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.3705 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.3705
Change on year
up 19.3%
World rank
41st
of 59 countries
All-time high
0.7123
in 1996
All-time low
0.2282
in 2014
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Poland, 1995–2020

0.20.30.40.50.60.71995200720201995: 0.7071996: 0.7121997: 0.5451998: 0.561999: 0.3232000: 0.3582001: 0.3882002: 0.2882003: 0.3722004: 0.392005: 0.3112006: 0.3222007: 0.3192008: 0.3242009: 0.2622010: 0.2762011: 0.2452012: 0.2442013: 0.2482014: 0.2282015: 0.2542016: 0.2962017: 0.2912018: 0.2442019: 0.3112020: 0.37

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Poland stood at 0.3705.

That represents a change of up 19.3% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Poland peaked at 0.7123 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.2282, in 2014.

That places Poland 41st out of 59 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Recreation, culture and religion, 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 0.7073
1996 0.7123 +0.7%
1997 0.5452 -23.5%
1998 0.56 +2.7%
1999 0.3227 -42.4%
2000 0.3584 +11.1%
2001 0.3876 +8.2%
2002 0.2876 -25.8%
2003 0.3721 +29.4%
2004 0.3896 +4.7%
2005 0.3113 -20.1%
2006 0.3215 +3.3%
2007 0.3193 -0.7%
2008 0.3244 +1.6%
2009 0.2617 -19.3%
2010 0.2758 +5.4%
2011 0.2446 -11.3%
2012 0.2435 -0.4%
2013 0.248 +1.8%
2014 0.2282 -8.0%
2015 0.2539 +11.2%
2016 0.2957 +16.5%
2017 0.2914 -1.5%
2018 0.2444 -16.1%
2019 0.3106 +27.1%
2020 0.3705 +19.3%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 0.3705 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4558, 81% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 0.3705 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4834, 77% of the median. (43 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5695 0.3227 0.7123 5
2000s 0.3333 0.2617 0.3896 10
2010s 0.2636 0.2282 0.3106 10
2020s 0.3705 0.3705 0.3705 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 38 Sweden 0.4199 compare
  2. 39 Portugal 0.4171 compare
  3. 40 Greece 0.3986 compare
  4. 42 Belarus 0.3607 compare
  5. 43 Netherlands 0.3306 compare
  6. 44 Romania 0.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Poland?
Recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's in Poland was 0.3705 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 0.7123 in 1996.
What is the lowest recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2282 in 2014.
How does Poland rank for recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's?
Poland ranks 41st out of 59 countries with data for 2020.
Is recreation, culture and religion, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. 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 Recreation, culture and religion, 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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Recreation, culture and religion, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
59 places, 1,203 data points, 1990–2020
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