Government debt by instrument coverage — Debt securities and loans in Poland
Poland: Government debt by instrument coverage — Debt securities and loans was 61.24 Percentage of GDP in 2026. ▲ Rising
Government debt by instrument coverage — Debt securities and loans in Poland, 2000–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2026, government debt by instrument coverage — debt securities and loans in Poland stood at 61.24 Percentage of GDP. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.5% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government debt by instrument coverage — debt securities and loans in Poland peaked at 61.24 Percentage of GDP in 2026 and was at its lowest, 36.24 Percentage of GDP, in 2001.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government debt by instrument coverage — Debt securities and loans in Poland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.49 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 36.24 Percentage of GDP | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 39.79 Percentage of GDP | +9.8% |
| 2003 | 44.38 Percentage of GDP | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 48.53 Percentage of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 46.06 Percentage of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2006 | 48.23 Percentage of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 47.14 Percentage of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 42.82 Percentage of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2009 | 49.32 Percentage of GDP | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 50.71 Percentage of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 54.69 Percentage of GDP | +7.8% |
| 2012 | 54.55 Percentage of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 56.4 Percentage of GDP | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 49.55 Percentage of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 51.51 Percentage of GDP | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 51.43 Percentage of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 53.39 Percentage of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 50.64 Percentage of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 48.07 Percentage of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 46.8 Percentage of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 57.64 Percentage of GDP | +23.2% |
| 2022 | 51.08 Percentage of GDP | -11.4% |
| 2023 | 47.54 Percentage of GDP | -6.9% |
| 2024 | 50.95 Percentage of GDP | +7.2% |
| 2025 | 57.52 Percentage of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2026 | 61.24 Percentage of GDP | +6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.1 Percentage of GDP | 36.24 Percentage of GDP | 49.32 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.09 Percentage of GDP | 48.07 Percentage of GDP | 56.4 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.25 Percentage of GDP | 46.8 Percentage of GDP | 61.24 Percentage of GDP | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government debt by instrument coverage — debt securities and loans in Poland?
- Government debt by instrument coverage — debt securities and loans in Poland was 61.24 Percentage of GDP in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest government debt by instrument coverage — debt securities and loans recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 61.24 Percentage of GDP in 2026.
- What is the lowest government debt by instrument coverage — debt securities and loans recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.24 Percentage of GDP in 2001.
- How does Poland rank for government debt by instrument coverage — debt securities and loans?
- Poland ranks 2nd out of 7 countries with data for 2026.
- Is government debt by instrument coverage — debt securities and loans rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Government debt by instrument coverage — Debt securities and loans. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The magnitude of government debt and debt-to-GDP ratios varies depending on which measure of debt is used. To promote international comparability, the IMF, the OECD and the World Bank have agreed on a set of standard debt measures, which are defined in the Public Sector Debt Statistics Guide for Compilers and Users and the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014. Government gross debt is shown in four categories: D1 to D4. D1 is the narrowest measure, comprising only two financial instruments: debt securities and loans. D4 (‘total gross debt’) is the broadest measure and includes debt securities, loans, Special Drawing Rights, currency and deposits, other accounts payable and insurance, pensions and standardised guarantees. The D1 to D3 measures are comparable between OECD countries. D4 is the preferred measure of debt in the international accounting standards (System of National Accounts or SNA) but cross-country comparability is more difficult for D4 because countries have different approaches to recording unfunded pension liabilities for government employees. For more information, please see the document: Measuring Government Debt: D1-D4