Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level … total in Poland
Poland: Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level … total was 0.4339 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level of government's in Poland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.4339 for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Poland peaked at 0.5801 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.3264, in 2009.
That places Poland 54th out of 79 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level … total in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.5672 | — |
| 1996 | 0.5801 | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.569 | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.5637 | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 0.3904 | -30.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4021 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3877 | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.385 | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4067 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4421 | +8.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4028 | -8.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4105 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.4073 | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.3845 | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 0.3264 | -15.1% |
| 2010 | 0.3658 | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 0.3657 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3867 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3895 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3972 | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4103 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3997 | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4013 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4002 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4114 | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.4339 | +5.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.4339 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4675, 93% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.4339 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5393, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Use of goods and services, Ratio of this level … total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | -30.7% | 0.5637 | 0.3904 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5341 | 0.3904 | 0.5801 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3955 | 0.3264 | 0.4421 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3928 | 0.3657 | 0.4114 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4339 | 0.4339 | 0.4339 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 51 South Korea 0.4876 compare
- 52 Costa Rica 0.4474 compare
- 53 Iceland 0.4429 compare
- 55 Uzbekistan 0.4267 compare
- 56 Romania 0.4246 compare
- 57 Australia 0.4112 compare
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- Arms imports 2.17 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Poland?
- Use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's in Poland was 0.4339 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5801 in 1996.
- What is the lowest use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3264 in 2009.
- How does Poland rank for use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's?
- Poland ranks 54th out of 79 countries with data for 2020.
- Is use of goods and services, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. 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 Use of goods and services, 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.