• Poland: BTI transformation index score 2020

This timeline shows how scores of democracy, market economy, and governance performance in Poland changed from 2008 to 2020, according to the Transformation Index of the Bertelsmann Stiftung (BTI). Between 2016 and 2020, the democracy score decreased from 9.5 to 8 points. The governance performance index scored 7.5 points in 2020.

Democracy, market economy, and governance performance scores* of Poland, according to the Transformation Index of the Bertelsmann Stiftung (BTI) from 2008 to 2020

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Release date

March 2021

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Region

Poland

Survey time period

2008 to 2020

Special properties

The questionnaire was filled out by country experts. 17 criteria were subdivided into 49 questions.

Method of interview

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Supplementary notes

* The Status Index ranks the countries according to their state of democracy and market economy.

Democracy classification (according to "Illiberale Drift und Proliferation Regionalbericht Ostmittel- und Südeuropa" report):
8-10 points: democracy in consolidation,
7-7.99 points: defective democracy,
5.5-6.99 points: highly defective democracy,
4-5.49 points: moderate autocracy,
0-3.99 points: hard-line autocracy.

Market economy classification (according to "Illiberale Drift und Proliferation Regionalbericht Ostmittel- und Südeuropa" report):
8-10 points: developed market economy,
7-7.99 points: functioning market economy,
5-6.99 points: market economy with functional flaws, 3-4.99 points: poorly functioning market economy,
0-2.99 points: rudimentary market economy.

The Management Index ranks countries according to their leadership’s management performance. Classification (according to "Illiberale Drift und Proliferation Regionalbericht Ostmittel- und Südeuropa" report):
7-10 points: very good,
5-6-6.99 points: good,
4.3-5.59 points: moderate,
3-4.29 points: weak,
0-2.99 points: failed.