Health spending share of GDP in Poland

Current health spending in Poland was equal to 7.8% of GDP in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2013.

Measure: Health expenditure as a share of GDP (Eurostat) Unit: % of GDP Data: 2013 to 2024 Source: Eurostat
Poland, 2024 7.8% % of GDP
Change from 2023 +0.7percentage points 2023: 7.1%
European Union, 2024 10.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024 8.5% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2024 24th of 32 See the full ranking

Health spending share of GDP in Poland over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Health expenditure as a share of GDP (Eurostat) (% of GDP), 2013 to 2024
Period PolandEuropean Union
2024 7.8% 10.2%
2023 7.1% 9.9%
2022 6.6% 10.3%
2021 6.5%p (provisional) 10.8%
2020 6.4%p (provisional) 10.8%
2019 6.4% 9.8%
2018 6.3% 9.8%
2017 6.5% 9.8%
2016 6.5% 9.9%
2015 6.3% 9.9%
2014 6.3% 9.9%
2013 6.5% –

Flags: p provisional . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.7 percentage points from 7.1% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 6.3%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 32 countries with data for 2024, Poland has the 24th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 10.2%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
hlth_sha11_hf · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_GDP icha11_hf=TOT_HF
Observation period
2013 to 2024 for Poland
Provider update
4 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat