Poland allocated the equivalent of 4.91 percent of its GDP to help Ukraine, of which 0.71 percent of GDP was allocated to direct support for the country, and 4.2 percent of GDP to the costs of helping Ukrainian refugees – the Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland emphasized on Wednesday.
The Chancellery of the President reminds that Poland ranks first among supporting countries Ukraine in terms of expenses compared to GDP. It was the first to supply heavy weapons to Ukraine on a large scale. Moreover – emphasizes the KPRP – Poland is one of the countries that accepted the most refugees from Ukraine. “Poland allocated the equivalent of 4.91% of its GDP to help Ukraine, of which 0.71% of GDP was allocated to direct support for the country, and 4.2% of GDP to the costs of helping Ukrainian refugees,” she wrote on X Chancellery of the President of the Republic of Poland.
Military and refugee aid
She noted that Poland delivered the first batch of T-72 tanks to Ukraine in the first half of 2022. We also provided, among others: over 250 BWP-1 infantry fighting vehicles, 100 KTO Rosomak armored personnel carriers, 9 BRDM 2 reconnaissance vehicles, over a hundred self-propelled guns, over 30 BM-21 Grad rocket launchers – indicates the KPRP in a series of entries on X and in information on the website. In total, Poland provided military assistance to Ukraine worth EUR 3.23 billion, i.e. over PLN 14 billion. “14 of our MiG-29 aircraft and 12 Mi-24 helicopters were transferred to the Ukrainian Air Force to strengthen their potential (only the United States donated more),” it was noted. It was also noted that the vast majority of Polish society was involved in helping refugees from Ukraine. According to a study by the Polish Economic Institute, it was 77 percent. Poles. It was also emphasized that Poland has the highest percentage of Ukrainian refugees who took up work – 65%.
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