Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Poland
Poland: Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending was 77.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Poland, 2000–2023
Source: Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of current health expenditure.
Analysis
In 2023, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Poland stood at 77.1%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Poland peaked at 77.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 2004.
That places Poland 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of current health expenditure | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 68.2% | — |
| 2001 | 70.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 67.5% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 69.8% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 69.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 69.3% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.6% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 71.1% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | +4.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 77.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.1%, 1.1× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Poland's 77.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 70.4%, 1.1× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.5% | 67.5% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 68.6% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 71.9% | 77.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 25 Saudi Arabia 77.8% compare
- 26 Timor-Leste 77.7% compare
- 27 New Zealand 77.7% compare
- 29 Cyprus 76.8% compare
- 30 Ireland 76.6% compare
- 31 Austria 76.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Poland?
- Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending in Poland was 77.1% in 2023, according to Global Health Expenditure Database, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 2004.
- How does Poland rank for public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending?
- Poland ranks 28th out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, WHO, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Public spending on healthcare as percent of total healthcare spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of current health expenditures funded from domestic public sources for health.