Germany vs Poland: Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on

Germany
1.13 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
Poland
0.9237 Percentage of GDP
in 2023
Germany rank
7th
Poland rank
5th

Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on over time

  • Germany
  • Poland
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 1.13 Percentage of GDP against 0.9237 Percentage of GDP in Poland, a difference of 0.2063 Percentage of GDP.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.2 times Poland's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Poland ahead.

Germany ranks 7th and Poland ranks 5th of 23 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Poland in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Poland Difference Ahead
2000s 0.5905 Percentage of GDP 0.6325 Percentage of GDP 0.042 Percentage of GDP Poland
2010s 0.8598 Percentage of GDP 0.7679 Percentage of GDP 0.0919 Percentage of GDP Germany
2020s 1.1 Percentage of GDP 0.9009 Percentage of GDP 0.1991 Percentage of GDP Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on, Germany or Poland?
Germany, at 1.13 Percentage of GDP against 0.9237 Percentage of GDP in Poland as of 2023.
What is the difference in distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on between Germany and Poland?
0.2063 Percentage of GDP, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Poland?
16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Germany and Poland rank globally for distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on?
Germany ranks 7th and Poland ranks 5th of 23 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on educational institutions. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on educational institutions
Unit
Percentage of GDP
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
31 places, 392 data points, 1995–2024
Last refreshed

This dataset contains data on government, private and expenditure on educational institutions. Government expenditure can be brokendown by central, regional (state) and local levels of government. Private sector can also be brokendown by households and other non-educational private sector. Expenditure are reported after transfers between entities, transfers can be from higher to lower levels of government, from the government to the private sector, or from non-domestic source to the government. The default table displays expenditure for the general government, the private sector and non-domestic sources in 2020 constant USD PPP (top section), in percentage of GDP (middle section), and in percentage (distribution by sector, in the bottom section), for the combined primary to tertiary levels of education, and for all public and private educational institutions. This can be changed to display data by: level of education, type of educational institution, level of financing source, local currency/USD PPP, and current/constant prices. Please note that the filters are inter related, meaning that selection in one category may impact the possibility to select options in another category. Please note that non-domestic expenditure is labelled "Rest of the world". Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.