Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — all countries

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Poland

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) in Poland in 2023 — 5.5%. Ranked 45 in the world out of 192. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 1.91 pp.

2023 5.5% +0.73 pp vs 2022
World rank 45of 192
Period maximum 5.5%2023
Period minimum 3.59%2000

Trend over time

2000–2023 · % of GDP

Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Poland, 2000–20233.544.555.562000200320062009201220152018202120232000: 3.59%2001: 3.97%2002: 4.23%2003: 4.07%2004: 3.94%2005: 3.97%2006: 3.99%2007: 4.09%2008: 4.52%2009: 4.71%2010: 4.59%2011: 4.44%2012: 4.35%2013: 4.53%2014: 4.47%2015: 4.41%2016: 4.49%2017: 4.5%2018: 4.44%2019: 4.56%2020: 4.62%2021: 4.59%2022: 4.77%2023: 5.5%
Change over the period: +1.91 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2023

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Poland

Poland 5.5%
World 6.14%
Eastern Europe computed 5.19%
High-income countries computed 7.91%
Government health expenditure (% of GDP) — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2023 5.5 +0.73 pp
2022 4.77 +0.18 pp
2021 4.59 −0.03 pp
2020 4.62 +0.06 pp
2019 4.56 +0.12 pp
2018 4.44 −0.06 pp
2017 4.5 +0 pp
2016 4.49 +0.08 pp
2015 4.41 −0.06 pp
2014 4.47 −0.06 pp
2013 4.53 +0.18 pp
2012 4.35 −0.09 pp
2011 4.44 −0.16 pp
2010 4.59 −0.12 pp
2009 4.71 +0.19 pp
2008 4.52 +0.44 pp
2007 4.09 +0.1 pp
2006 3.99 +0.02 pp
2005 3.97 +0.03 pp
2004 3.94 −0.13 pp
2003 4.07 −0.16 pp
2002 4.23 +0.26 pp
2001 3.97 +0.38 pp
2000 3.59

Eastern Europe, 2023

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Government spending on health as a percent of GDP, from the WHO national health accounts. It counts the spending of budgets at all levels and of compulsory health insurance; private spending and voluntary insurance do not belong here — they are a separate part of total health expenditure.

Important: It differs from total health expenditure: in countries with a large share of paid medicine the government part can be half the total. It is useful to compare together with the share of out-of-pocket spending.

Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.