Health spending as a share of total government spending in Poland
Poland: Health spending as a share of total government spending was 11.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Poland, 2000–2023
Source: World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for health spending as a share of total government spending in Poland is 11.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health spending as a share of total government spending in Poland peaked at 11.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 2000.
Poland ranks 78th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Health spending as a share of total government spending in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.4% | — |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 9.0% | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 9.1% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 10.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.1% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 10.5% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 10.9% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 10.5% | +8.8% |
| 2022 | 11.0% | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 11.7% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.7% | 9.7% | 11.7% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is health spending as a share of total government spending in Poland?
- Health spending as a share of total government spending in Poland was 11.7% in 2023, according to World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest health spending as a share of total government spending recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for health spending as a share of total government spending?
- Poland ranks 78th out of 195 countries with data for 2023.
- Is health spending as a share of total government spending rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization - Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Health spending as a share of total government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic general government health expenditure expressed as a percentage of total expenditure of the general government.