ECONDEX

Economic and development data for every country, explained with the numbers checked.

Poland

Europe & Central Asia. High income. Capital: Warsaw. Population 36,435,861 (2025).

Key trends

GDP per person (PPP) (constant international $)
14,882 30,577 46,271 1995 2025 46,925
GDP growth (%)
−1.8 2.9 7.7 1995 2025 3.6
Inflation, consumer prices (% annual)
−0.3 13.5 27.4 1995 2025 3.8
Life expectancy at birth (years)
72.0 75.2 78.3 1995 2024 78.4

Indicators

Each country reports for different years, so check the year beside every figure. Rank 1 is the highest value among countries with recent data.

Economy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
GDP per person (PPP)constant international $ 46,925 2025 +9,072 +15,224 46 of 199
GDP growth% 3.6% 2025 +5.6 pp −0.9 pp 95 of 209
GDP per person growth% 3.9% 2025 +4.8 pp −0.6 pp 53 of 209
GNI per person (Atlas method)current US$ 25,520 2025 +9,880 +12,200 55 of 201
Trade% of GDP 97.0% 2025 −2.2 pp +4.8 pp 66 of 183
Foreign direct investment, net inflows% of GDP 2.0% 2025 −1.3 pp −1.3 pp 101 of 195

Prices and jobs

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Inflation, consumer prices% annual 3.8% 2025 +0.4 pp +4.7 pp 67 of 180
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate)% of labour force 3.0% 2025 −0.2 pp −4.5 pp 148 of 186

People and health

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Populationpeople 36,435,861 2025 −1,079,887 −1,550,551 44 of 217
Population growth% annual −0.3% 2025 +0.9 pp −0.3 pp 193 of 217
Urban population% of total 60.1% 2025 +0.2 pp −0.3 pp 125 of 217
Life expectancy at birthyears 78.4 2024 +0.5 +0.8 62 of 217
Infant mortalityper 1,000 live births 3.6 2024 −0.2 −0.7 161 of 196
Health spending% of GDP 8.1% 2024 +1.7 pp +1.7 pp 61 of 193

Education

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Government spending on education% of GDP 4.3% 2022 −0.2 pp −0.5 pp 78 of 171

Access and infrastructure

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Internet users% of population 88.6% 2024 +8.1 pp +22.0 pp 67 of 185
Access to electricity% of population 100.0% 2024 0.0 pp 0.0 pp 71 of 215

Inequality and poverty

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Gini index (inequality)index, 0 to 100 28.5 2023 −1.7 −4.6 73 of 85
Poverty headcount ratio% of population, at the World Bank international poverty line 0.2% 2023 −0.1 pp −0.4 pp 70 of 85

Environment and energy

IndicatorLatestYear 5-yr change10-yr change RankTrend
Renewable energy% of final energy consumption 15.2% 2021 +3.9 pp +4.8 pp 123 of 212

* Latest figure is too old to be included in rankings or peer medians.

Advanced metrics

Indicator Own history Versus peers (latest) Growth and catch-up
10-yr meanZ-score Income group medianRegion medianVolatility (σ) 10-yr CAGR% of high-income median10 yrs earlier
GDP per person (PPP) 38,456 +1.8 49,305 42,577 4,755 +4.0% 95% 71%
GDP growth 3.7% 0.0 2.2% 2.1% 2.8 – – –
GDP per person growth 4.1% −0.1 1.7% 1.9% 2.7 – – –
GNI per person (Atlas method) 16,236 +3.0 37,020 26,410 3,146 +6.7% 71% 49%
Trade 103.7% −0.8 100.6% 100.8% 8.8 – – –
Foreign direct investment, net inflows 3.7% −1.4 2.1% 1.9% 1.2 – – –
Inflation, consumer prices 4.3% −0.1 2.3% 3.7% 5.0 – – –
Unemployment (modelled ILO estimate) 4.0% −0.7 5.1% 5.6% 1.6 – – –
Population 37,443,719 −1.7 2,930,494 5,827,802 611,729 −0.4% 1,243% 1,446%
Population growth −0.4% +0.1 0.4% 0.3% 0.5 – – –
Urban population 60.0% +0.4 81.3% 69.3% 0.2 – – –
Life expectancy at birth 77.3 +1.3 81.3 79.9 0.9 – – –
Infant mortality 3.9 −1.5 3.6 3.4 0.2 – – –
Health spending 6.5% +6.4 8.0% 7.9% 0.2 – – –
Government spending on education 4.7% −2.6 4.5% 4.6% 0.2 – – –
Internet users 78.4% +1.4 93.5% 91.9% 7.4 – – –
Access to electricity 100.0% – 100.0% 100.0% 0.0 – – –
Gini index (inequality) 30.4 −1.1 31.8 31.8 1.8 – – –
Poverty headcount ratio 0.4% −0.8 0.4% 0.4% 0.2 – – –
Renewable energy 12.5% +1.2 11.4% 19.3% 2.2 – – –

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