Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Poland
Poland: Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita was 22.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
22.4%
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
65th
of 184 countries
All-time high
29.4%
in 1974
All-time low
20.3%
in 1989
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Poland, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Poland recorded 22.4% for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Poland peaked at 29.4% in 1974 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 1989.
Poland ranks 65th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 54 years of available data.
Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.4% | — |
| 1971 | 28.8% | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 29.2% | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 29.3% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 29.3% | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 28.2% | -3.6% |
| 1977 | 27.7% | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 27.0% | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 25.9% | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 22.8% | -12.0% |
| 1981 | 24.0% | +5.2% |
| 1982 | 25.7% | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 23.8% | -7.4% |
| 1984 | 22.9% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 22.3% | -2.8% |
| 1986 | 22.2% | -0.4% |
| 1987 | 22.1% | -0.5% |
| 1988 | 21.4% | -3.0% |
| 1989 | 20.3% | -5.4% |
| 1990 | 23.8% | +17.3% |
| 1991 | 27.1% | +14.1% |
| 1992 | 27.6% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 27.0% | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 25.9% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 25.0% | -3.5% |
| 1997 | 24.3% | -3.0% |
| 1998 | 23.5% | -3.2% |
| 1999 | 22.8% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 24.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 23.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 24.1% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 21.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 22.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 22.1% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 22.1% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 21.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 22.7% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 25.9% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 20.3% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.4% | 22.8% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 23.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 21.4% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.5% | 22.7% | 4 |
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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 share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Poland?
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita in Poland was 22.4% in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 1974.
- What is the lowest share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 1989.
- How does Poland rank for share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Poland ranks 65th out of 184 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of government consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of government consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Government consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.