General government final consumption expenditure in Poland
Poland: General government final consumption expenditure was 21.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
General government final consumption expenditure in Poland, 1995–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Poland stood at 21.3%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Poland peaked at 21.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 2018.
That places Poland 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
General government final consumption expenditure in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 18.8% | — |
| 1996 | 18.4% | -2.0% |
| 1997 | 18.0% | -2.2% |
| 1998 | 17.6% | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 17.8% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 18.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 18.8% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 18.2% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 18.5% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.2% | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 18.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 19.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 18.1% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 17.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 17.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 18.8% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 18.5% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.9% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 20.8% | +9.8% |
| 2025 | 21.3% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.6% | 18.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 18.0% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.0% | 17.5% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.4% | 18.1% | 21.3% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Poland
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.03 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 53,384 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3855 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 10,955 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 12.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1703 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 4,839 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6404 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Poland?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Poland was 21.3% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 21.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 2018.
- How does Poland rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Poland ranks 46th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.