Poland — Health spending
Health Spending (% of GDP) for Poland, 2000–2024.
Health spending for Poland was 8.06% in 2024, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 25 years, from 2000 to 2024. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 5.27% in 2000 (about 1.5× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 1.79% per year.
Poland ranks 60 of 189 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 32%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 7.92%, so Poland sits above it. Over the last decade (2014–2024) the figure moved up 26%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 24 of 51 economies; Serbia (8.03%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 13% in 2024. That is 22% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
Doubling roughly every 39 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 82nd of 184 in 2000 → 77th of 188 in 2010 → 98th of 189 in 2020 → 18th of 22 in 2024.
Key figures
Full history — 2000 to 2024
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.06% | +0.9 pp |
| 2023 | 7.14% | +0.7 pp |
| 2022 | 6.47% | +0.1 pp |
| 2021 | 6.37% | -0.1 pp |
| 2020 | 6.43% | +0.0 pp |
| 2019 | 6.39% | +0.1 pp |
| 2018 | 6.25% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 6.54% | -0.0 pp |
| 2016 | 6.55% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | 6.36% | -0.0 pp |
| 2014 | 6.39% | -0.1 pp |
| 2013 | 6.45% | +0.2 pp |
| 2012 | 6.23% | -0.0 pp |
| 2011 | 6.25% | -0.2 pp |
| 2010 | 6.44% | -0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 6.57% | +0.2 pp |
| 2008 | 6.35% | +0.5 pp |
| 2007 | 5.86% | +0.1 pp |
| 2006 | 5.78% | -0.0 pp |
| 2005 | 5.79% | -0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 5.84% | -0.1 pp |
| 2003 | 5.93% | -0.1 pp |
| 2002 | 6.05% | +0.4 pp |
| 2001 | 5.64% | +0.4 pp |
| 2000 | 5.27% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Poland’s Health spending in 2001?
5.64% (2001). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in % of GDP, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Poland’s Health spending growing or shrinking?
Between 2000 and 2024 the series was growing overall: +53.1% in total — about 1.8% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2024: 8.06%; 2023: 7.14%; 2022: 6.47%; 2021: 6.37%; 2020: 6.43%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
SH.XPD.CHEX.GD.ZS — Health Spending (% of GDP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.