Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Poland
Poland: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 13.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Poland, 1984–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Poland is 13.4%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Poland peaked at 30.1% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2004.
Poland ranks 125th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 35 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 20.0% | — |
| 1985 | 23.6% | +18.3% |
| 1986 | 25.4% | +7.4% |
| 1987 | 28.8% | +13.5% |
| 1988 | 30.1% | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | -8.7% |
| 1995 | 24.3% | -11.6% |
| 1996 | 19.4% | -20.3% |
| 1997 | 22.3% | +14.9% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 15.8% | -29.9% |
| 2000 | 15.6% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | -14.1% |
| 2002 | 14.0% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 15.3% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 12.5% | -9.1% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 12.7% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 13.0% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 13.3% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 13.2% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 13.4% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 13.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 55% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Poland's 13.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 64% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.6% | 20.0% | 30.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 22.0% | 15.8% | 27.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 13.7% | 11.4% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.5% | 12.1% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 13.2% | 14.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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 income, profits and capital gains in Poland?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Poland was 13.4% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.1% in 1988.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2004.
- How does Poland rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Poland ranks 125th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.