Poland vs United Kingdom: Public social spending as share of GDP

Poland

23.1%

in 2024

United Kingdom

23.0%

in 2023

Poland rank

16th

United Kingdom rank

18th

Public social spending as share of GDP over time

Poland currently reports 23.1% against 23.0% in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Poland ranks 16th and United Kingdom ranks 18th of 42 countries.

Indicator: Public social spending as share of GDP
Unit: % of GDP
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 42 places, 1,937 data points, 1880–2024
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.