Since 1970, net national incomes per capita have grown in each region of the world. North America has experienced the largest increase, growing from nearly 4,500 U.S. dollars per capita in 1970 to $57,300 per capita in 2021. Europe and Central Asia follow behind North America, growing from 1,200 dollars per capita in 1970 to 22,000 in 2021. Other regions such as Sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and North Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean, and South Asia have not grown as high, but their growth is still significant, with net national incomes per capita in 2021 growing to between 10 and 20 times their 1970 levels.

Over the period observed, the average monthly gross salary in the Polish national economy increased annually and reached ******** zloty in 2024. Salary changes in Poland Despite the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Poland's average real wage and salary have been growing steadily. In December 2024, average gross wages reached a growth of *** percent. The monthly salary at the end of the fourth quarter of 2023 in the national economy amounted to ***** zloty and in the enterprise sector — ***** zloty.Since 2003 the minimum wage has increased from *** zloty to ***** zloty as of January 2025. As a result, Poland ranked second in Central and Eastern European countries in terms of the minimum wage in 2024. Employment in Poland In 2023, nearly **** million people were working in Poland, and the employment rate has increased by **** percentage points since 2010. As a result, Poland also registered one of the lowest unemployment rates in the European Union. The average level of unemployment in the EU in 2023 was *** percent. In Poland, it was *** percent.Poles have the average duration of working life in the European Union, working on average **** years. For comparison, the EU average amounted to **** years. However, they are among the busier nations in Europe, working an average of ** hours per week in the fourth quarter of 2023.In the first quarter of 2024, ** percent of Poles were satisfied with their jobs. And the main reasons for changing employers were ****** and the *****************************************.

Between 2024 and 2027, wages in Poland were forecasted to increase, but with a much larger rise in 2024 compared to 2026. While wages grew by **** percent in 2024, a more modest increase of *** percent was projected for 2027. The lowest salary growth was forecast for the fourth quarter of 2027 with an increase of only *** percent.  Wage growth trends in relation to other economic indicators in Poland  Between 2008 and 2022, the average gross salary was higher than the median gross salary in Poland. Overall, wage growth in Poland slightly outpaced inflation during the observed period, though inflation exceeded wage growth in the first quarter of 2023. Wages in Europe  By 2024, Poland's average net salary ranked as the ****** highest among all Central and Eastern European countries. There were significant disparities between the country with the highest net salary and the one with the lowest: *******. 

The revenue of the British cosmetics, skin care and perfume company The Body Shop has fluctuated between 2016 and 2022. In 2022, the total revenue was measured at around *** million British pounds, a slight decrease when compared to the previous year. Leading ‘The Body Shop’ products and regions In 2021, out of twenty products rated, the Body Shop’s shower gels & bath products were the most popular products among customers in Great Britain. Over * million British people reported using Body Shop shower gels & bath products that year. The Body Shop products are particularly popular among UK women, with about * million women reporting using The Body Shop’s body creams and moisturizers. The Body Shop products are sold all over the world and can generally be categorized into five regions: Europe and the Middle East, Asia Pacific, America, South America and Other. Out of these five regions, The Body Shop products are most popular in the European and Middle Eastern (EMEA) region followed by the Asia Pacific region, as measured by revenue. In the EMEA region the yearly revenue totaled ** million British pounds. Market value of personal care products Among the European Market, the consumption of personal care and cosmetics products are in high demand and continue to increase year after year. European countries with larger populations and markets, such as Germany and France, tend to have higher consumption rates of these products. In 2022, the UK’s consumption of personal care and cosmetics products came in fourth place among European countries, with its market value totaling almost ** billion Euros.