Poland vs United Kingdom

Poland vs United Kingdom: Government debt

Government debt in 2025: 59.7% of GDP in Poland and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 42.4 percentage points, or 1.71 times that in Poland.

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% of GDP · IMF

Poland vs United Kingdom: Government debtGovernment debt in 2025: 59.7% of GDP in Poland and 102.1% of GDP in United Kingdom, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in United Kingdom, by 42.4 percentage points, or 1.71 times that in Poland.
PolandUnited KingdomIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • United Kingdom has been higher since 2008, when it overtook Poland.
  • In 2025, Poland ranked 57 and United Kingdom ranked 12 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Poland at 82% of GDP and United Kingdom at 100.2% of GDP in 2031.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearPolandUnited Kingdom
202559.7102.1
202454.999.4
202349.598.3
202248.897.1
202153103
202056.6104.4
201945.284.5
201848.285.3
201750.485.9
201654.187.2
201551.187.3
201451.186.4
201356.984.8
201254.584
201154.881
201053.875.5
200949.764.6
200846.650.7
200744.443.1
200647.142.1
200546.541
20044539.8
200346.236.8
200241.435.5
20013735
200036.337.7
199939.240.5
199838.642
199742.644.1
19964343.7
199548.643.7
1994–40.8
1993–38
1992–33.3
1991–28.5
1990–28.5
1989–32.6
1988–37.1
1987–39.3
1986–41.4
1985–41.4
1984–42.3
1983–41.9
1982–43.1
1981–44.9
1980–42.7
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearPolandUnited Kingdom
202666.6102
202770.7102.5
202873.7102.3
202977101.6
203079.8100.9
203182100.2

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.

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