Czechia vs Poland: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Czechia
7.6%
in 2025
Poland
6.9%
in 2025
Czechia rank
19th
Poland rank
20th
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Czechia
- Poland
How they compare
Czechia currently reports 7.6% against 6.9% in Poland, a difference of 0.7%.
That makes Czechia's figure about 1.1 times Poland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Poland ahead.
Czechia ranks 19th and Poland ranks 20th of 59 countries.
Czechia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Czechia | Poland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 3.8% | 0.8% | Czechia |
| 2000s | 5.4% | 4.1% | 1.3% | Czechia |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 4.5% | 1.8% | Czechia |
| 2020s | 7.5% | 5.5% | 2.1% | Czechia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Czechia or Poland?
- Czechia, at 7.6% against 6.9% in Poland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Czechia and Poland?
- 0.7%, with Czechia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Czechia and Poland?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Czechia and Poland rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 19th and Poland ranks 20th of 59 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- OECD (2026); OECD (1993); Lindert (1994) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Government health spending as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Public health expenditure divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.