Expenditure on transportation in households in voivodeships in Poland from 2004 to 2021

Abstract

The paper aims to identify differences and changes in household expenditure on transport by voivodeships in Poland from 2004 to 2021. Using two variables – the value and the share of household expenditures on transport – voivodeships with the lowest and highest levels of indicators were distinguished, and the coefficient of variation between voivodeships was calculated. The results show that the greatest increase in the value of household expenditure on transport was observed in Dolnośląskie, while the lowest increase was in the Lubuskie voivodeship. The value of expenditure on transport decreased significantly in the pandemic year 2020, but the share did not drop below the level observed in previous years, probably due to the overall decrease in household consumption expenditure. Differences between voivodeships in the value of households’ expenditure on transport did not shrink during the analyzed period, as evidenced by the coefficient of variation between 2004 and 2021, which did not decrease. Grouping voivodeships based on the value of household expenditure on transport showed that in some voivodeships, the situation remained stable, while expenditures increased in Dolnośląskie and Lubelskie, and decreased in Małopolskie and Podkarpackie.