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Military expenditures

Poland — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 954 billion zlotych, NA% of total budget (1989); note--conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the official administratively set exchange rate would produce misleading results
1991 22.3 trillion zlotych, NA% of GDP (1991); note--conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the official administratively set exchange rate would produce misleading results
1992 exchange rate conversion - 19.2 trillion zotych, NA% of GDP (1991); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results
1993 30.8 trillion zlotych, 1.8% of GNP (1993 est.); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results
1994 30.8 trillion zlotych, 1.8% of GNP (1993 est.); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results
1995 50.7 billion zlotych, NA% of GNP (1994 est.); note - conversion of defense expenditures into US dollars using the current exchange rate could produce misleading results PORTUGAL
1996 exchange rate conversion - $2.4 billion, 2.4% of GDP (1995)
1997 2.3% (1997)
1998 2.3% (1997)
1999 2.2% (1998)
2000 2.1% (FY00)
2001 1.95% (FY00)
2002 1.71% (2002)
2003 1.71% (2002)
2004 1.71% (2002)
2005 1.71% (2002)
2006 1.71% (2002)
2007 1.71% (2005 est.)
2008 1.71% of GDP (2005 est.)
2009 1.71% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 95
2010 1.71% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 87
2011 1.71% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 85
2012 1.9% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 76
2013 1.9% of GDP (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 72
2014 1.91% of GDP (2012) country comparison to the world: 44 1.83% of GDP (2011) 1.91% of GDP (2010)
2015 1.95% of GDP (2014) | 1.95% of GDP (2013) | 1.91% of GDP (2012) | 1.83% of GDP (2011) | 1.91% of GDP (2010) | country comparison to the world: 44
2016 2% of GDP (2016) | 2.27% of GDP (2015) | 1.95% of GDP (2014) | 1.95% of GDP (2013) | 1.91% of GDP (2012) | 1.83% of GDP (2011) | country comparison to the world: 44
2017 1.99% of GDP (2016) | 2.14% of GDP (2015) | 1.9% of GDP (2014) | 1.77% of GDP (2013) | 1.8% of GDP (2012) | country comparison to the world: 44
2018 1.99% of GDP (2017) | 1.99% of GDP (2016) | 2.14% of GDP (2015) | 1.9% of GDP (2014) | 1.77% of GDP (2013)
2019 2% of GDP (2019 est.) | 2.02% of GDP (2018) | 1.89% of GDP (2017) | 1.99% of GDP (2016) | 2.22% of GDP (2015)
2020 2% of GDP (2019 est.) | 2.02% of GDP (2018) | 1.89% of GDP (2017) | 1.99% of GDP (2016) | 2.22% of GDP (2015)
2021 2.2% of GDP (2021 est.) 2.31% of GDP (2020 est.) 1.98% of GDP (2019) 2.02% of GDP (2018) 1.89% of GDP (2017)
2022 2.4% of GDP (2022 est.) 2.3% of GDP (2021) 2.2% of GDP (2020) 2% of GDP (2019) (approximately $17.5 billion) 2% of GDP (2018) (approximately $16.8 billion) note: in 2022, the Polish Government announced plans to increase defense spending to 3% of GDP for 2023
2023 3.9% of GDP (2023 est.) 2.4% of GDP (2022 est.) 2.2% of GDP (2021) 2.2% of GDP (2020) 2% of GDP (2019)
2024 4.1% of GDP (2024 est.) 3.9% of GDP (2023 est.) 2.2% of GDP (2022) 2.2% of GDP (2021) 2.2% of GDP (2020)
2025 4.5% of GDP (2025 est.) 3.8% of GDP (2024 est.) 3.3% of GDP (2023 est.) 2.2% of GDP (2022 est.) 2.2% of GDP (2021 est.)