Germany vs Poland: Social spending as share of GDP
Germany
0.2%
in 2021
Poland
0.1%
in 2021
Germany rank
31st
Poland rank
34th
Social spending as share of GDP over time
- Germany
- Poland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.2% against 0.1% in Poland, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.
Germany ranks 31st and Poland ranks 34th of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.2% | Poland |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Poland |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher social spending as share of gdp, Germany or Poland?
- Germany, at 0.2% against 0.1% in Poland as of 2021.
- What is the difference in social spending as share of gdp between Germany and Poland?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Germany and Poland rank globally for social spending as share of gdp?
- Germany ranks 31st and Poland ranks 34th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2025) β with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public social expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage. Includes both in-cash and in-kind benefits in other social policy programs.