Poland's social contributions (% of revenue) was 41.86% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 1.24 percentage points from 40.62% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 41.86% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 40.57% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 40.62% | 2014 |
| Highest | 41.86% | 2024 |
| Lowest | 21.31% | 1988 |
| Average since 2015 | 40.37% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 24.57% | 1984 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Poland's social contributions (% of revenue) rose 2.32 percentage points on 2023 (from 39.54% to 41.86%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2023), the average change was +0.4 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 6.33 percentage points in 1999 and the biggest yearly fall was 3 percentage points in 1988. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Poland had the 5th highest value of the 68 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Poland | 41.86% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 31.23% | 2024 |
| High income | 30.91% | 2024 |
Closest to Poland in the 2024 ranking
- Germany — 1st of 68: 55.66%
- China — 2nd of 68: 43.85%
- Czechia — 3rd of 68: 42.09%
- Spain — 5th of 68: 41.41%
- Slovak Republic — 6th of 68: 40.76%
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 7th of 68: 39.82%
What this measures
Social contributions are actual or imputed contributions payable to social insurance schemes to make provisions for social benefits to be paid. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.
Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.
All 36 values
| Year | Social contributions (% of revenue) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 41.86 |
| 2023 | 39.54 |
| 2022 | 39.77 |
| 2021 | 38.11 |
| 2020 | 40.79 |
| 2019 | 40.57 |
| 2018 | 40.26 |
| 2017 | 40.62 |
| 2016 | 41.35 |
| 2015 | 40.84 |
| 2014 |
Social contributions (% of revenue) in nearby economies
More public sector data for Poland
- Military expenditure (current USD) — 46.76 billion (2025)
- Military expenditure (current LCU) — 175.73 billion (2025)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 2.17 billion (2025)
- Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 59 million (2025)
- Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 4.5% (2025)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets (current LCU) — 105.83 billion (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (current LCU) — -250.67 billion (2024)
- Social contributions (current LCU) — 549.68 billion (2024)
- Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) — 1.31 trillion (2024)
- Taxes on goods and services (current LCU)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Poland's social contributions (% of revenue)?
- 41.86% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1984?
- It is up 17.29 percentage points from 24.57% in 1984. The highest value was 41.86% in 2024 and the lowest 21.31% in 1988.
- How does Poland rank?
- 5th highest of 68 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in social contributions (% of revenue) unusual for Poland?
- In 2024, Poland's social contributions (% of revenue) rose 2.32 percentage points on 2023 (from 39.54% to 41.86%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2023), the average change was +0.4 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.33 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.8 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.REV.SOCL.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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