How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?

34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Germany vs Poland: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax

Germany

14.86 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Poland

14.11 Percentage of GDP

in 2024

Germany rank

4th

Poland rank

6th

Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax over time

Germany
Poland

How they compare

Germany currently reports 14.86 Percentage of GDP against 14.11 Percentage of GDP in Poland, a difference of 0.75 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 4th and Poland ranks 6th of 33 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Germany	Poland	Difference	Ahead
1990s	13.98 Percentage of GDP	11.6 Percentage of GDP	2.38 Percentage of GDP	Germany
2000s	13.48 Percentage of GDP	12.16 Percentage of GDP	1.32 Percentage of GDP	Germany
2010s	13.84 Percentage of GDP	12.23 Percentage of GDP	1.61 Percentage of GDP	Germany
2020s	14.55 Percentage of GDP	13.23 Percentage of GDP	1.32 Percentage of GDP	Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax, Germany or Poland?: Germany, at 14.86 Percentage of GDP against 14.11 Percentage of GDP in Poland as of 2024.
What is the difference in financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax between Germany and Poland?: 0.75 Percentage of GDP, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2024.
How do Germany and Poland rank globally for financing of social security benefits in oecd member countries — tax?: Germany ranks 4th and Poland ranks 6th of 33 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Financing of social security benefits in OECD member countries — Tax revenue
Unit: Percentage of GDP
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence: OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 36 places, 1,787 data points, 1965–2024
Last refreshed: 17 August 2026

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