Poland

Government debt in Poland

Government debt in Poland: 48.6% of GDP in 1995 and 59.7% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates.

Latest, 2025
59.7% of GDP
Since 1995
+11.1 percentage points
Rank, 2025
57 of 149
counting from the highest
Projected, 2031
82% of GDP
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

% of GDP · IMF

Government debt in PolandGovernment debt in Poland: 48.6% of GDP in 1995 and 59.7% of GDP in 2025, by IMF estimates. The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 82% of GDP in 2031.
Estimates, IMFIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 82% of GDP in 2031.
  • The highest was 59.7% of GDP in 2025, the lowest 36.3% of GDP in 2000.

Every year

% of GDP · IMF

YearPoland
202559.7
202454.9
202349.5
202248.8
202153
202056.6
201945.2
201848.2
201750.4
201654.1
201551.1
201451.1
201356.9
201254.5
201154.8
201053.8
200949.7
200846.6
200744.4
200647.1
200546.5
200445
200346.2
200241.4
200137
200036.3
199939.2
199838.6
199742.6
199643
199548.6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearPoland
202666.6
202770.7
202873.7
202977
203079.8
203182

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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