Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland
Poland: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.4657 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland stood at 0.4657.
The figure is up 11.7% on the previous year and down 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland peaked at 0.5428 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.2722, in 1998.
Poland ranks 33rd of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2817 | — |
| 1996 | 0.4336 | +53.9% |
| 1997 | 0.2735 | -36.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2722 | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.3736 | +37.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3886 | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4012 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.4303 | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4207 | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.4025 | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.4061 | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 0.3957 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4225 | +6.8% |
| 2008 | 0.4482 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4713 | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.5259 | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 0.4709 | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4316 | -8.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4114 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3541 | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3767 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 0.411 | +9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5428 | +32.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4133 | -23.8% |
| 2019 | 0.4168 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4657 | +11.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.4657 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4018, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.4657 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3269 | 0.2722 | 0.4336 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.4187 | 0.3886 | 0.4713 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4355 | 0.3541 | 0.5428 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4657 | 0.4657 | 0.4657 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 30 Netherlands 0.4717 compare
- 31 Azerbaijan 0.4709 compare
- 32 Russian Federation 0.4664 compare
- 34 Kazakhstan 0.4648 compare
- 35 Slovakia 0.4609 compare
- 36 Cyprus 0.4068 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 protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Poland was 0.4657 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5428 in 2017.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2722 in 1998.
- How does Poland rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Poland ranks 33rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social protection, 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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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.