Expenditure of powiats budgets - Expenditure on culture and art
Part of the Local Data Bank (Bank Danych Lokalnych, BDL) maintained by Statistics Poland (GUS), this API provides subject P1537 data on powiat-level budget expenditure devoted to culture and art. It offers yearly territorial time series covering administrative levels from voivodship down to gmina, with statistical units identified by TERYT codes. Classified under public finance and archival data, the dataset allows users to track how local governments across Poland have allocated budget funds to cultural and artistic activities over successive years, supporting comparative and historical analysis of regional public spending patterns.PUBLIC FINANCE › ARCHIVAL DATA. Local Data Bank (BDL) subject P1537: yearly territorial series for Poland (voivodship to gmina level), units keyed by TERYT ids.
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Data schema (8 fields)
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| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| variable_idVariable id | string | GUS variable id identifying the measured expenditure series.GUS variable id selecting the measured series of subject P1537 (the n1/n2 dimension combination): 6997=total [PLN]; 6998=grants total [PLN]; 6999=current expenditure of budgetary units, total [PLN]; 7000=current expenditure of budgetary entities on purchase of materials and services [PLN]. |
| unit_levelUnit level | integer | Territorial aggregation level, from 0 (Poland) to 6 (gmina).Territorial aggregation level: 0=Poland, 1=macroregion, 2=voivodship (województwo), 3=region, 4=subregion, 5=powiat, 6=gmina. |
| year | integer | Reference year of the reported value.Reference year of the value (yearly series, back to 1995 for the oldest subjects). Filters server-side via the API's year parameter. |
| unit_idUnit id | string | 12-digit BDL territorial unit identifier.12-digit BDL territorial-unit id (macroregion+voivodship+region+subregion+powiat+gmina+type digits). An equality filter pins the unit server-side (unit-parent-id). |
| unit_nameUnit name | string | Name of the territorial unit.Name of the territorial unit. |
| teryt_tercTeryt terc | string | TERYT TERC administrative code of the territorial unit.TERYT TERC territorial code derived from the unit id (2 digits = voivodship, 4 = powiat, 7 = gmina incl. type digit; empty for NUTS-only units). |
| value | number | Reported expenditure value for the series and unit.Reported expenditure value for the series and unit. |
| attr_idAttr id | integer | GUS attribute id indicating data quality or annotation flag.GUS value-attribute id (data quality/annotation flag). |
Schema captured from bdl 3 days ago.
Query the data
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Sample data (8 records)
| variable_id | unit_level | year | unit_id | unit_name | teryt_terc | value | attr_id |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6997 | — | 2000 | 000000000000 | POLAND | — | 75251030 | 1 |
| 6997 | — | 2000 | 010000000000 | MACROREGION POŁUDNIOWY | — | 7484559 | 1 |
| 6997 | — | 2000 | 011200000000 | MAŁOPOLSKIE | 12 | 4259932 | 1 |
| 6997 | — | 2000 | 011210000000 | REGION MAŁOPOLSKIE | — | 4259932 | 1 |
| 6997 | — | 2000 | 011212000000 | SUBREGION KRAKOWSKI | — | 729326 | 1 |
| 6997 | — | 2000 | 011212001000 | Powiat bocheński | 1201 | 287027 | 1 |
| 6997 | — | 2000 | 011212006000 | Powiat krakowski | 1206 | 75440 | 1 |
| 6997 | — | 2000 | 011212008000 | Powiat miechowski | 1208 | 74525 | 1 |
Live sample captured at profiling time — values may have changed upstream.
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Using the API
Configuration
- Base URL
- https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/subjects/P1537
License
- ✓ Redistributable
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Query examples
curl -s 'https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/api/v1/data/by-variable/6997?page-size=10&format=json&lang=en'Yearly values of variable 6997 (total [PLN]) per territorial unit. Filters: unit-level=0–6, year=YYYY, unit-parent-id={12-digit unit id}; page-size ≤ 100. Anonymous limits: 5 req/s, 100 req/15 min.
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