Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Poland
Poland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS was 10.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Poland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Poland recorded 10.0% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 5.9% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Poland peaked at 12.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2022.
Poland ranks 151st of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services … UIS in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.6% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 12.3% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -10.7% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 11.3% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 11.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 11.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -10.0% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +5.4% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | -5.9% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 10.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 11.4%, 87% of the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Poland's 10.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.9%, 84% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.8% | 11.1% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 10.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.6% | 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 proportion of total government spending on essential services in Poland?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Poland was 10.0% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2022.
- How does Poland rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Poland ranks 151st out of 197 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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