In 2024, 378,000 new businesses were registered in Poland, while 220,000 companies were liquidated. Compared to the previous year, the number of newly established enterprises decreased, while the number of liquidated enterprises also decreased.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Poland was worth 914.70 billion US dollars in 2024, according to official data from the World Bank. The GDP value of Poland represents 0.86 percent of the world economy. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Poland GDP - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Gross domestic product in Poland has been increasing since 2017 and is expected to reach approximately 1,304.96 billion U.S. dollars by 2030. Poland’s economy tripled in size during the early 2000s, before being hit by the global financial crisis. After several years of fluctuation, Poland’s GDP recently reached an all-time high of around 908.58 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. Major changes in the nineties Poland suffered an economic crisis during the late 1980s, with shortages of goods and a debt crisis among the reasons for a rising inflation rate. In the two years from 1988 to 1990, inflation increased from around 60 percent to almost 600 percent. However, Poland’s GDP began to grow during the 1990s, following the end of communist rule. Poland’s GDP per capita reflects this change, rising from around 1,600 U.S. dollars in 1990 to more than 4,300 U.S. dollars in 1999. Improving rates of employment Unemployment rates in Poland have steadily improved over recent years and in 2018 reached some of the lowest levels the country has reported in decades. Poland’s unemployment rate has been declining since 2013 and fell below four percent in 2018. Youth unemployment rates were especially affected following 2008, with the number of young people without jobs growing by roughly ten percent in just five years. By 2013, almost a third of those aged between 15 and 24 years were unemployed.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Poland expanded 0.90 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the previous quarter. This dataset provides - Poland GDP Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

This statistic shows the distribution of the gross domestic product (GDP) across economic sectors in Poland from 2013 to 2023. In 2023, agriculture contributed around 2.75 percent to the GDP of Poland, 30.06 percent came from the industry and 57.51 percent from the service sector.

Graph and download economic data for Hourly Earnings: Earnings: Economic Activity: Manufacturing: Total Economy for Poland (LCEAMN01PLM661S) from Jan 1995 to Jul 2025 about Poland, compensation, earnings, hours, and manufacturing.

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Poland expanded 3.80 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the same quarter of the previous year. This dataset provides - Poland GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Graph and download economic data for Hourly Earnings: Earnings: Economic Activity: Manufacturing: Total Economy for Poland (LCEAMN01PLQ661N) from Q1 1995 to Q2 2025 about Poland, compensation, earnings, hours, and manufacturing.

Economic growth, quarterly in Poland, September, 2025 The most recent value is 0.8 percent as of Q3 2025, no change compared to the previous value of 0.8 percent. Historically, the average for Poland from Q2 1995 to Q3 2025 is 0.97 percent. The minimum of -9 percent was recorded in Q2 2020, while the maximum of 6.6 percent was reached in Q3 2020. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

In 2018, the creative economy accounted for **** percent of the value-added of the Polish economy. The creative industry constituted the largest share in the creative economy. The digital sector reached **** percent of the market share in that period.

The Gross Domestic Product per capita in Poland was last recorded at 17984.38 US dollars in 2024. The GDP per Capita in Poland is equivalent to 142 percent of the world's average. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Poland GDP per capita - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Poland Number of National Economy Entities: Registered: CC: Joint Stock: Sole Share Holder of State Treasury data was reported at 124.000 Unit in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 135.000 Unit for Jun 2018. Poland Number of National Economy Entities: Registered: CC: Joint Stock: Sole Share Holder of State Treasury data is updated quarterly, averaging 286.000 Unit from Dec 2001 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 68 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 503.000 Unit in Dec 2001 and a record low of 124.000 Unit in Sep 2018. Poland Number of National Economy Entities: Registered: CC: Joint Stock: Sole Share Holder of State Treasury data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.O013: Number of Economic Entities: Registered: by Ownership and Legal Form.

The latest data from show economic growth of 3.7 percent, which is an increase from the rate of growth of 3 percent in the previous quarter and
an increase compared to the growth rate of 2.1 percent in the same quarter last year. The economic growth time series for Poland cover the period from...

Poland: Economic freedom, overall index (0-100): The latest value from 2025 is 67 index points, an increase from 66 index points in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 60 index points, based on data from 174 countries. Historically, the average for Poland from 1995 to 2025 is 63 index points. The minimum value, 51 index points, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 70 index points was recorded in 2021.

In 2019, the growth in real gross domestic product (GDP) in Poland was up 4.45 percent from the year before. In 2018, Poland’s GDP reached over 588.8 billion U.S. dollars.

Poland’s economy seems stable

Just over half of the country’s GDP comes from its services sector , which includes a growing real estate industry. Interestingly, Poland is one of the few countries that didn’t experience a recession during the 2008 global financial crisis, and has experienced growth in GDP for the past 26 years. Its unemployment rate, which dropped dramatically to 3.67 percent in 2018, has consistently been lower than the EU average. As such, most of Poland’s potential work force is employed.

Poland’s population at work

Within Poland’s working population, most work in the services sector. A little over half of the population works in city centers; urbanization in Poland is about five percent more than the global average. Poland’s capital city of Warsaw has about 1.7 million residents.

Poland Number of National Economy Entities: Registered: State Owned Enterprises (SOE) data was reported at 140.000 Unit in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 142.000 Unit for Mar 2018. Poland Number of National Economy Entities: Registered: State Owned Enterprises (SOE) data is updated quarterly, averaging 275.000 Unit from Dec 2001 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 67 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,054.000 Unit in Dec 2001 and a record low of 140.000 Unit in Jun 2018. Poland Number of National Economy Entities: Registered: State Owned Enterprises (SOE) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.O013: Number of Economic Entities: Registered: by Ownership and Legal Form.

Poland Number of National Economy Entities: Registered: Natural Persons Conducting Economic Activity data was reported at 3,081,190.000 Unit in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,043,282.000 Unit for Jun 2018. Poland Number of National Economy Entities: Registered: Natural Persons Conducting Economic Activity data is updated quarterly, averaging 2,871,457.000 Unit from Sep 2002 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 65 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,081,190.000 Unit in Sep 2018 and a record low of 2,677,537.000 Unit in Sep 2002. Poland Number of National Economy Entities: Registered: Natural Persons Conducting Economic Activity data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Statistical Office. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.O013: Number of Economic Entities: Registered: by Ownership and Legal Form.

Poland PL: Stocks Traded: Total Value: % of GDP data was reported at 12.965 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.682 % for 2016. Poland PL: Stocks Traded: Total Value: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 8.572 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 21.015 % in 2007 and a record low of 0.097 % in 1991. Poland PL: Stocks Traded: Total Value: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Poland – Table PL.World Bank.WDI: Financial Sector. The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values.; ; World Federation of Exchanges database.; Weighted average; Stock market data were previously sourced from Standard & Poor's until they discontinued their 'Global Stock Markets Factbook' and database in April 2013. Time series have been replaced in December 2015 with data from the World Federation of Exchanges and may differ from the previous S&P definitions and methodology.

Poland - Economic sentiment indicator was 98.40% in October of 2025, according to the EUROSTAT. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Poland - Economic sentiment indicator - last updated from the EUROSTAT on November of 2025. Historically, Poland - Economic sentiment indicator reached a record high of 105.90% in December of 2021 and a record low of 88.40% in September of 2022.

The share of the non-observed economy in creating GDP in Poland (including the hidden economy and illegal activity) amounted to *** percent in 2023, decreasing from the previous period. In that period, the share of illegal activity was *** percent.