Tax-to-GDP ratio in Poland

Taxes and social contributions in Poland were equal to 37.6% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.

Measure: Taxes and social contributions as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Poland, 2025 37.6% % of GDP
Change from 2024 +0.2percentage points 2024: 37.4%
European Union, 2025 40.7% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 38.1% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 16th of 30 See the full ranking

Tax-to-GDP ratio in Poland over time

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

Taxes and social contributions as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period PolandEuropean Union
2025 37.6% 40.7%
2024 37.4% 40.2%
2023 35.9% 39.9%
2022 35.0% 40.6%
2021 37.2% 41.2%
2020 36.0% 41.0%
2019 35.6% 40.9%
2018 35.6% 41.1%
2017 34.9% 41.0%
2016 34.3% 40.9%
2015 33.2% 40.8%
2014 33.1% 41.0%
2013 33.3% 41.0%
2012 33.1% 40.4%
2011 32.8% 39.4%
2010 32.4% 39.0%
2009 32.2% 39.2%
2008 35.1% 39.5%
2007 35.5% 40.1%
2006 34.5% 40.0%
2005 33.9% 39.7%
2004 32.8% 39.5%
2003 33.4% 39.8%
2002 33.9% 39.8%
2001 33.7% 40.2%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 37.4% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 33.2%, the figure has changed by +4.4 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Poland has the 16th highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 40.7%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_taxag · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_GDP sector=S13_S212 na_item=D2_D5_D91_D61_M_D995
Observation period
1995 to 2025 for Poland
Provider update
5 November 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat