Taxes on goods and services in Poland
Poland: Taxes on goods and services was 35.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Poland, 1984–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on goods and services in Poland stood at 35.1%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Poland peaked at 38.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1996.
Poland ranks 58th of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 31.3% | — |
| 1985 | 28.4% | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 29.7% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 30.3% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 27.7% | -8.6% |
| 1995 | 27.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 25.7% | -7.9% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 30.0% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 31.9% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 30.9% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 32.6% | +5.4% |
| 2003 | 33.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 35.4% | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 36.4% | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 36.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 38.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 38.4% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 35.4% | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 36.4% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 36.8% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 36.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 37.4% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 35.1% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.8% | 28.4% | 31.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 28.8% | 25.7% | 31.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 34.9% | 30.9% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.4% | 35.2% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.1% | 37.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 55 Côte d'Ivoire 35.6% compare
- 56 Tajikistan 35.3% compare
- 57 Iceland 35.2% compare
- 59 Türkiye 35.0% compare
- 60 Saint Lucia 34.8% compare
- 61 Sweden 34.7% 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 taxes on goods and services in Poland?
- Taxes on goods and services in Poland was 35.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1996.
- How does Poland rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Poland ranks 58th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.