Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland
Poland: Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.107 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland is 0.107, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 40.2% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland peaked at 0.1934 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0763, in 2019.
Poland ranks 57th of 79 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.
Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.1934 | — |
| 1996 | 0.1789 | -7.5% |
| 1997 | 0.1618 | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.1577 | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 0.1152 | -26.9% |
| 2000 | 0.122 | +5.9% |
| 2001 | 0.1147 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 0.116 | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1128 | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1186 | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.1308 | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.1118 | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1266 | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1079 | -14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0934 | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0876 | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0895 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0892 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0893 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0893 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0855 | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0829 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0831 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0796 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0763 | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 0.107 | +40.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.107 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.2134, 50% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.107 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1767, 61% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Social benefits, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +40.2% | 0.0763 | 0.107 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1614 | 0.1152 | 0.1934 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.1155 | 0.0934 | 0.1308 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0852 | 0.0763 | 0.0895 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.107 | 0.107 | 0.107 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 54 United Arab Emirates 0.1378 compare
- 55 Rwanda 0.1318 compare
- 56 North Macedonia 0.1236 compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 0.1055 compare
- 59 Serbia 0.1016 compare
- 60 Croatia 0.0938 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), 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 social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland?
- Social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland was 0.107 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1934 in 1995.
- What is the lowest social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0763 in 2019.
- How does Poland rank for social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Poland ranks 57th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social benefits, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. 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 Social benefits, 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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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.