Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Poland
Poland: Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in was 5.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Poland, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Poland stood at 5.3%.
That represents a change of up 18.1% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Poland peaked at 7.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2003.
Poland ranks 58th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4.6% | — |
| 1999 | 3.1% | -33.0% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +34.0% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -38.5% |
| 2004 | 3.1% | +23.3% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +21.3% |
| 2006 | 5.9% | +54.7% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 6.0% | +11.6% |
| 2009 | 5.2% | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 5.6% | +7.4% |
| 2011 | 4.8% | -12.7% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | -17.8% |
| 2014 | 4.3% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -24.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +44.8% |
| 2018 | 7.2% | +38.2% |
| 2019 | 6.3% | -12.1% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -31.5% |
| 2021 | 4.4% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.8% | 3.1% | 4.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 4.5% | 2.5% | 6.0% | 8 |
| 2010s | 4.9% | 3.3% | 7.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.3% | 5.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More education data for Poland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 322,900 (2025)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,398 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 776,213 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 735,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.33 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.60 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0438 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Poland?
- Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in in Poland was 5.3% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2003.
- How does Poland rank for capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Poland ranks 58th out of 108 countries with data for 2022.
- Is capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in upper-secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release