Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Poland

Poland: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP was 10.0% in 2022. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2022)
10.0%
Change on year
down 5.5%
World rank
69th
of 190 countries
All-time high
11.7%
in 2002
All-time low
10.0%
in 2022
Years of data
23
2000–2022

Wage bill as a percentage of GDP in Poland, 2000–2022

02.557.51012.52000201120222000: 10.92001: 11.62002: 11.72003: 11.62004: 10.92005: 10.92006: 10.72007: 10.52008: 10.82009: 112010: 11.12011: 10.72012: 10.52013: 10.62014: 10.62015: 10.42016: 10.42017: 10.22018: 10.12019: 10.32020: 10.92021: 10.52022: 10

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2022, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Poland stood at 10.0%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.5% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Poland peaked at 11.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2022.

That places Poland 69th out of 190 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11.1% 10.5% 11.7% 10
2010s 10.5% 10.1% 11.1% 10
2020s 10.5% 10.0% 10.9% 3

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 66 Luxembourg 10.1% compare
  2. 67 Argentina 10.1% compare
  3. 68 Jamaica 10.0% compare
  4. 70 Brazil 9.8% compare
  5. 71 Serbia 9.8% compare
  6. 72 United Kingdom 9.7% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Poland?
Wage bill as a percentage of gdp in Poland was 10.0% in 2022, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2002.
What is the lowest wage bill as a percentage of gdp recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2022.
How does Poland rank for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
Poland ranks 69th out of 190 countries with data for 2022.
Is wage bill as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 4,104 data points, 2000–2022
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