Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Poland
Poland: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) was 22.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Poland, 1984–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Poland stood at 22.5%. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 15.8% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Poland peaked at 42.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 2024.
That places Poland 132nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 28.5% | — |
| 1985 | 33.2% | +16.5% |
| 1986 | 37.5% | +13.2% |
| 1987 | 41.7% | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 41.2% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 42.3% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 39.5% | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 40.4% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | -22.5% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | -8.1% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 27.8% | -3.8% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | -14.3% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 28.1% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 28.1% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | -10.5% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 25.1% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 25.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 24.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 25.8% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 26.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 26.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 26.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 26.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 26.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 22.5% | -15.8% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 22.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 51% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Poland's 22.5% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.4% | 28.5% | 41.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 31.3% | 42.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 27.5% | 23.8% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 24.2% | 26.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 22.5% | 26.7% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Poland?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Poland was 22.5% in 2024, 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 42.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 2024.
- How does Poland rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Poland ranks 132nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.