Poland 7.1.1

In 2019, public expenditure on culture and national heritage protection constituted 0.52% of the Gross Domestic Product in Poland (the percentage as the two past consecutive years 2017-2018). At the same time, it should be noticed that the share of the total state budget allocated to culture and national heritage protection decreased from 0.89% in 2017 to 0.59% in 2018, but slightly increased in 2019 to 0,61%, while the expenditure of local governments’ entities in this area in relation to the total local governments’ expenditure increased from 2.84% to 3.33%.

If not indicated otherwise, all the data has been retrieved from the Polish Central Statistical Office publications and follows their classification. All omissions are deliberate and due to lack of data provided by the CSO.

Public expenditure on culture per capita by the level of governance in EUR, 2006-2019

Year	State*	Local authorities	TOTAL public expenditure per capita	Average exchange rate**
2019	15.41	58.19	73.60	1 EUR = 4,2980 PLN
2018	13.82	56.25	70.07	1 EUR = 4,2623 PLN
2017	20.37	45.28	65.65	1EUR = 4,2576 PLN
2016	15.42	39.78	55.20	1 EUR = 4.3625 PLN
2015	12.21	43.03	55.24	1 EUR = 4.1839 PLN
2014	10.80	47.95	58.75	1 EUR = 4.1852 PLN
2013	10.23	43.13	53.36	1 EUR = 4.1472 PLN
2012	10.89	43.46	54.35	1 EUR = 4.0882 PLN
2011	9.49	42.92	52.41	1 EUR = 4.1198 PLN
2010	9.58	46.33	55.91	1 EUR = 3.9603 PLN
2009	10.11	40.55	50.66	1 EUR = 4.1082 PLN
2008	9.34	34.00	43.34	1 EUR = 4.1724 PLN
2007	9.59	34.64	44.23	1 EUR = 3.5820 PLN
2006	n.a.	n.a.	36.65	1 EUR = 3.8312 PLN

Source:
Own calculations based on data provided by Central Statistical Office
Notes:
* State expenditure refers to the funding provided by central government; local authorities expenditure refers to the funding provided by local and regional governments; public expenditure refers to the total amount of both, state and local governments expenditure.
** Given by the National Bank of Poland.

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