Poland vs Thailand
Poland vs Thailand: Government debt
Government debt: 59.7% of GDP in Poland in 2025 and 62.9% of GDP in Thailand in 2024, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Thailand, by 8.1 percentage points, or 1.15 times that in Poland.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Thailand has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Poland.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Poland at 82% of GDP and Thailand at 69.8% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Poland | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59.7 | 64.7 |
| 2024 | 54.9 | 62.9 |
| 2023 | 49.5 | 62.2 |
| 2022 | 48.8 | 60.6 |
| 2021 | 53 | 58.4 |
| 2020 | 56.6 | 49.4 |
| 2019 | 45.2 | 41.1 |
| 2018 | 48.2 | 41.9 |
| 2017 | 50.4 | 41.8 |
| 2016 | 54.1 | 41.7 |
| 2015 | 51.1 | 42.6 |
| 2014 | 51.1 | 43.3 |
| 2013 | 56.9 | 42.2 |
| 2012 | 54.5 | 41.9 |
| 2011 | 54.8 | 39.1 |
| 2010 | 53.8 | 39.8 |
| 2009 | 49.7 | 42.4 |
| 2008 | 46.6 | 35 |
| 2007 | 44.4 | 36 |
| 2006 | 47.1 | 39.2 |
| 2005 | 46.5 | 45.5 |
| 2004 | 45 | 46.3 |
| 2003 | 46.2 | 47.5 |
| 2002 | 41.4 | 54.9 |
| 2001 | 37 | 57.5 |
| 2000 | 36.3 | 57.8 |
| 1999 | 39.2 | 56.6 |
| 1998 | 38.6 | 49.9 |
| 1997 | 42.6 | 40.5 |
| 1996 | 43 | 15.2 |
| 1995 | 48.6 | – |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Poland | Thailand |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 66.6 | 67.2 |
| 2027 | 70.7 | 68.5 |
| 2028 | 73.7 | 69.1 |
| 2029 | 77 | 69.4 |
| 2030 | 79.8 | 69.6 |
| 2031 | 82 | 69.8 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Poland vs Thailand
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Thailand: 76.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Thailand: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Thailand: 6.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Thailand: 3.09% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Thailand: 10.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Thailand: 71.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Thailand: -0.04% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Thailand: 1.21 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Thailand: 62.8% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Thailand: 39.7 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Thailand: 14.7% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Thailand: 0.3 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Thailand: 1.04% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Thailand: $5.57B in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Thailand: $84 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Thailand: 4.4% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Thailand: 455,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Thailand: 0.79% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Thailand: 1.13% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Thailand: 33 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsPoland: 59 million TIV in 2025Thailand: 15 million TIV in 2024