Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Poland
Poland: Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) was 8.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Current health expenditure in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Poland recorded 8.1% for current health expenditure in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.0% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current health expenditure in Poland peaked at 8.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
That places Poland 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Current health expenditure (% of GDP) (Global Health) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.6% | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 6.4% | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 6.4% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 6.2% | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 6.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 6.5% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 6.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 6.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.4% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 6.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 7.1% | +10.4% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +13.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 8.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Poland's 8.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 6.4% | 8.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -5.59 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0201 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -5.49 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0213 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current health expenditure in Poland?
- Current health expenditure in Poland was 8.1% in 2024, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO).
- What is the highest current health expenditure recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest current health expenditure recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for current health expenditure?
- Poland ranks 61st out of 193 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current health expenditure rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Global Health Expenditure Database, updated December 12th, 2025, World Health Organization (WHO), published as part of Current health expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Level of current health expenditure expressed as a percentage of GDP. Estimates of current health expenditures include healthcare goods and services consumed during each year. This indicator does not include capital health expenditures such as buildings, machinery, IT and stocks of vaccines for emergency or outbreaks.