Poland Military Expenditure

4.2% +0.9%

Dec 2024 · Annual

Poland's military expenditure stood at 4.154% of GDP in 2024, up from 3.27% in 2023. That reading is the all-time high for the annual series, which began in 1980 and runs through 2024. The all-time low of 1.746% was recorded in 2008.

Poland Military Expenditure, 1990–2024
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
4.2%3.3%4.2%Dec 20241.7%Dec 20081980 – 2024Annual

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About this series

Military Expenditure in Poland averaged 2.1% from 1980 until 2024, reaching an all-time high of 4.2% in Dec 2024 and a record low of 1.7% in Dec 2008. The series is reported yearly with history from 1980.

Military expenditure measures annual military spending as a percentage of gross domestic product, using data reported in US dollars. The unit is percent of GDP. For Poland, the indicator is published annually. The series runs from 1980 to 2024 with annual observations.

Source & methodology

We use primary economic sources for every country. See our methodology page for how we source and verify this data.

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