Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Poland

Budget balance in Poland in 2031 — -4.8%. Ranked 157 in the world out of 188. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 0.4 pp.

2031 -4.8% +0.2 pp vs 2030
World rank 157of 188
Period maximum -0.2%2018
Period minimum -7.4%2010

Trend over time

1995–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Poland, 1995–2031-8-6-4-2019951999200320072011201520192023202720311995: -4.4%1996: -4.8%1997: -4.6%1998: -4.2%1999: -2.3%2000: -4%2001: -4.7%2002: -4.8%2003: -6%2004: -5%2005: -3.9%2006: -3.5%2007: -1.9%2008: -3.6%2009: -7.2%2010: -7.4%2011: -5%2012: -3.8%2013: -4.2%2014: -3.7%2015: -2.6%2016: -2.4%2017: -1.5%2018: -0.2%2019: -0.7%2020: -6.9%2021: -1.7%2022: -3.4%2023: -5.2%2024: -6.5%2025: -7%2026: -6.7%2027: -6.4%2028: -5.7%2029: -5.4%2030: -5%2031: -4.8%
Change over the period: −0.4 pp Annual average: -0.01 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Poland -4.8%
World computed -4.85%
Europe & Central Asia computed -2.49%
Eastern Europe computed -3.65%
High-income countries computed -4.26%
Budget balance — Poland, by year Poland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -4.8 +0.2 pp
2030 -5 +0.4 pp
2029 -5.4 +0.3 pp
2028 -5.7 +0.7 pp
2027 -6.4 +0.3 pp
2026 -6.7 +0.3 pp
2025 -7 −0.5 pp
2024 -6.5 −1.3 pp
2023 -5.2 −1.8 pp
2022 -3.4 −1.7 pp
2021 -1.7 +5.2 pp
2020 -6.9 −6.2 pp
2019 -0.7 −0.5 pp
2018 -0.2 +1.3 pp
2017 -1.5 +0.9 pp
2016 -2.4 +0.2 pp
2015 -2.6 +1.1 pp
2014 -3.7 +0.5 pp
2013 -4.2 −0.4 pp
2012 -3.8 +1.2 pp
2011 -5 +2.4 pp
2010 -7.4 −0.2 pp
2009 -7.2 −3.6 pp
2008 -3.6 −1.7 pp
2007 -1.9 +1.6 pp
2006 -3.5 +0.4 pp
2005 -3.9 +1.1 pp
2004 -5 +1 pp
2003 -6 −1.2 pp
2002 -4.8 −0.1 pp
2001 -4.7 −0.7 pp
2000 -4 −1.7 pp
1999 -2.3 +1.9 pp
1998 -4.2 +0.4 pp
1997 -4.6 +0.2 pp
1996 -4.8 −0.4 pp
1995 -4.4

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.