Government spending in Poland
Government spending in Poland was equal to 50.9% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest since 1996.
Poland, 2025
50.9%
Change from 2024
+1.7percentage points
European Union, 2025
49.4%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
47.3%
Position in 2025
6th of 30
Government spending 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 | 50.9% | 49.4% |
| 2024 | 49.2% | 48.9% |
| 2023 | 46.9% | 48.8% |
| 2022 | 43.2% | 49.1% |
| 2021 | 43.6% | 51.1% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | 52.8% |
| 2019 | 41.4% | 46.6% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | 46.6% |
| 2017 | 41.1% | 46.9% |
| 2016 | 41.1% | 47.5% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | 48.3% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | 49.3% |
| 2013 | 43.2% | 50.0% |
| 2012 | 43.2% | 50.0% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | 49.3% |
| 2010 | 46.0% | 50.7% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | 50.9% |
| 2008 | 44.0% | 47.0% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | 45.8% |
| 2006 | 44.3% | 46.6% |
| 2005 | 44.1% | 47.2% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | 47.4% |
| 2003 | 45.5% | 48.1% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | 47.8% |
| 2001 | 44.6% | 47.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.7 percentage points from 49.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 41.5%, the figure has changed by +9.4 percentage points.
- Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Poland has the 6th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.