Government debt in Poland
Government debt in Poland was equal to 59.6% of GDP at the end of 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.
Poland, 2025
59.6%
Change from 2024
+4.8percentage points
European Union, 2025
81.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
58.9%
Position in 2025
13th of 27
Government debt in Poland over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Poland | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.6% | 81.5% |
| 2024 | 54.8% | 80.3% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | 80.3% |
| 2022 | 48.8% | 82.3% |
| 2021 | 53.0% | 86.6% |
| 2020 | 56.6% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 45.2% | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 48.2% | 79.4% |
| 2017 | 50.4% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | 84.0% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | 85.0% |
| 2014 | 51.1% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 56.9% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 54.8% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | 53.7% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | 49.7% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | 46.6% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | 44.4% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | 47.1% | 65.0% |
| 2005 | 46.5% | 67.2% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | 67.1% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | 66.8% |
| 2002 | 41.6% | 65.6% |
| 2001 | 37.1% | 65.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +4.8 percentage points from 54.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 51.1%, the figure has changed by +8.5 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Poland has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 81.5%.
More for Poland
All statistics for Poland
Government deficit or surplus
-7.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending
50.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
37.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
6.1%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
5.6%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on social protection
18.3%
2024 · Eurostat