Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Poland
Poland: Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP was 51.28 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Poland, 1986–2015
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Poland recorded 51.28 for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in 2015.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Poland peaked at 70.56 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 36.58, in 2000.
That places Poland 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP in Poland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 50.82 | — |
| 1987 | 64.13 | +26.2% |
| 1988 | 57.31 | -10.6% |
| 1989 | 61.95 | +8.1% |
| 1990 | 66.5 | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 70.56 | +6.1% |
| 1992 | 68.73 | -2.6% |
| 1993 | 67.38 | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 58.67 | -12.9% |
| 1995 | 48.99 | -16.5% |
| 1996 | 43.39 | -11.4% |
| 1997 | 42.93 | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 38.89 | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 39.57 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 36.58 | -7.5% |
| 2001 | 37.35 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 41.78 | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 46.59 | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 45.32 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 46.7 | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 47.15 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 44.19 | -6.3% |
| 2008 | 46.61 | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 49.81 | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 53.33 | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 54.37 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 53.98 | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 55.97 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 50.49 | -9.8% |
| 2015 | 51.28 | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.55 | 50.82 | 64.13 | 4 |
| 1990s | 54.56 | 38.89 | 70.56 | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.21 | 36.58 | 49.81 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.23 | 50.49 | 55.97 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 85 Guinea-Bissau 52.9 compare
- 86 Argentina 52.13 compare
- 87 Kenya 51.33 compare
- 89 Colombia 50.57 compare
- 90 South Africa 49.78 compare
- 91 Côte d'Ivoire 48.87 compare
More external debt data for Poland
- Net financial flows, IDA 0 NFL, current US$ (2009)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0 NFL, current US$ per person (2009)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2009)
- Net financial flows, IBRD -58.80 million NFL, current US$ (2016)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2009)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate -106.47 % change on previous year (2016)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 145.65 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 16.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 49.60 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 3,997 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Poland?
- Gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp in Poland was 51.28 in 2015, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.56 in 1991.
- What is the lowest gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.58 in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp?
- Poland ranks 88th out of 188 countries with data for 2015.
- Is gross debt, general government, percent of fiscal year gdp rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Gross debt, General government, Percent of fiscal year GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Historical Public Debt Database contains unbalanced panel data on Gross Domestic Product, Gross Government Debt, and Debt to GDP Ratio for 187 countries. The series spans the years 1800 through 2015 although each country’s data depends on its date of independence and data availability.