Poland vs United Kingdom: Government spending by function

Poland
35.9%
in 2023
United Kingdom
32.9%
in 2023
Poland rank
20th
United Kingdom rank
23rd

Government spending by function over time

  • Poland
  • United Kingdom
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 35.9% against 32.9% in United Kingdom, a difference of 3.1%.

That makes Poland's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 20th and United Kingdom ranks 23rd of 37 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Government spending by function
Unit
% of government expenditure
Source
OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
37 places, 618 data points, 2007–2024
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