General government final consumption expenditure in Poland
Poland: General government final consumption expenditure was 4.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Poland, 1996–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Poland stood at 4.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.3% on the previous year and up 98.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Poland peaked at 8.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, -1.8%, in 2011.
That places Poland 51st out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Poland, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.7% | — |
| 1997 | 2.8% | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 2.0% | -30.0% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +62.9% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | +143.2% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | -51.7% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | -46.0% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | +70.7% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +59.7% |
| 2007 | 3.2% | -43.1% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +39.7% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -26.4% |
| 2010 | 2.8% | -14.6% |
| 2011 | -1.8% | -164.2% |
| 2012 | -0.3% | -82.5% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | -891.6% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +60.2% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -39.5% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 2.7% | +40.7% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | +27.5% |
| 2019 | 6.5% | +85.4% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -25.4% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | -88.4% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +692.1% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | +91.2% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | -45.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.7% | 2.0% | 3.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 2.1% | 7.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | -1.8% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 0.6% | 8.7% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Poland
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.175 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4,972 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 0.6595 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 18,744 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 13.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.5974 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 16,978 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.65 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Poland?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Poland was 4.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.8% in 2011.
- How does Poland rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Poland ranks 51st out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.