TOOL · GROSS COST

How much would a basic income cost in Poland?

Calculate the gross annual cost of paying a monthly amount to the country’s adult and child population.

Adult population 31,148,749child population 5,538,604year 2023World Bank WDI

GROSS ANNUAL COST

325,613 million

in PLNPLN 325,613,289,600

Equal to 9.5% of reference GDP

Population covered: 36,687,353 people

Adults: 31,148,749 × PLN 800 × 12 = PLN 299,027,990,400

Children: 5,538,604 × PLN 400 × 12 = PLN 26,585,299,200

PLN 299,027,990,400 + PLN 26,585,299,200 = PLN 325,613,289,600

Offset benefits, recovered tax, administrative savings and later economic effects are not deducted. This is a gross cost, not a net cost.

Sources and method

Population 2023 · World Bank WDI

GDP 2023 · $812,451,193,396 · World Bank WDI

Currency PLN · exchange rate 4.2037 PLN/USD (2023)

Converted cost $77,459,350,472 for the GDP share.