Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Poland
Poland: Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) was 3.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 3.5% for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 600.0% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Poland peaked at 7.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, -1.9%, in 2020.
Poland ranks 60th of 228 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.7% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -72.3% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +46.2% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +89.5% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +44.4% |
| 2005 | 3.4% | -34.6% |
| 2006 | 6.4% | +88.2% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 4.5% | -34.8% |
| 2009 | 2.6% | -42.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +11.5% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +69.0% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -71.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -50.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +457.1% |
| 2015 | 4.4% | +12.8% |
| 2016 | 3.0% | -31.8% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +73.3% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +21.2% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -27.0% |
| 2020 | -1.9% | -141.3% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | -484.2% |
| 2022 | 4.3% | -41.1% |
| 2023 | -0.7% | -116.3% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | -600.0% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 3.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 2.4× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Poland's 3.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.2%, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%) in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | +600.0% | -0.7% | 3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.0% | 1.3% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.7% | 0.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.5% | -1.9% | 7.3% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Poland
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 159.43 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0061 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 116.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 113.13 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Poland?
- Annual growth rate of real gdp per capita in Poland was 3.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest annual growth rate of real gdp per capita recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.9% in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for annual growth rate of real gdp per capita?
- Poland ranks 60th out of 228 countries with data for 2024.
- Is annual growth rate of real gdp per capita rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Annual growth rate of real GDP per capita (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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