Poland vs Portugal: Government health spending as a share of GDP
Poland
6.9%
in 2025
Portugal
6.5%
in 2025
Poland rank
20th
Portugal rank
23rd
Government health spending as a share of GDP over time
- Poland
- Portugal
How they compare
Poland currently reports 6.9% against 6.5% in Portugal, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Portugal ahead.
Poland ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 23rd of 59 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Poland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1930s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 1990s | 3.8% | 4.3% | 0.5% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 4.1% | 6.3% | 2.1% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 6.0% | 1.5% | Portugal |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 6.6% | 1.1% | Portugal |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government health spending as a share of gdp, Poland or Portugal?
- Poland, at 6.9% against 6.5% in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in government health spending as a share of gdp between Poland and Portugal?
- 0.4%, with Poland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Portugal?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2025.
- How do Poland and Portugal rank globally for government health spending as a share of gdp?
- Poland ranks 20th and Portugal ranks 23rd 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.