Poland in numbers
A business cheat sheet: how much everything has grown
Inflation, wages, interest rates, exchange rates, GDP, housing and energy prices in one place, from Statistics Poland, the NBP, Eurostat and the ECB. Pick a period and every card recalculates the change in percent and in zloty. 2026–2027 are NBP and European Commission forecasts, marked with P.
Everything on one screen
Each card shows the level at the end of the chosen period and the change since its start. Click a card for the method, a chart and year-by-year figures.
Period: 2015–2025
P = forecast
Sources: Statistics Poland (GUS), GUS Local Data Bank, National Bank of Poland, Eurostat, European Central Bank, Council of Ministers regulations, ZUS, ministry notices. Forecast: NBP projection, July 2026, European Commission forecast, spring 2026, 2026 Budget Act and draft 2027 budget. Data retrieved 2026-10-14. Current year: average of available months.
Summary table
The key indicators in one table for the chosen period. Years marked P are forecasts.
| Year | CPI inflation | Minimum wage | Average wage | WIBOR 3M | NBP reference rate | EUR rate | USD rate | Real GDP | Unemployment (LFS) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | -0,9 % | 1 750 zł | 3 900 zł | 1,8 % | 1,5 % | 4,18 zł | 3,77 zł | 4,4 % | 7,7 % |
| 2016 | -0,6 % | 1 850 zł | 4 047 zł | 1,7 % | 1,5 % | 4,36 zł | 3,94 zł | 3,0 % | 6,3 % |
| 2017 | 2,0 % | 2 000 zł | 4 272 zł | 1,7 % | 1,5 % | 4,26 zł | 3,78 zł | 5,2 % | 5,0 % |
| 2018 | 1,6 % | 2 100 zł | 4 585 zł | 1,7 % | 1,5 % | 4,26 zł | 3,61 zł | 6,2 % | 3,9 % |
| 2019 | 2,3 % | 2 250 zł | 4 918 zł | 1,7 % | 1,5 % | 4,30 zł | 3,84 zł | 4,6 % | 3,3 % |
| 2020 | 3,4 % | 2 600 zł | 5 167 zł | 0,7 % | 0,1 % | 4,44 zł | 3,90 zł | -2,0 % | 3,2 % |
| 2021 | 5,1 % | 2 800 zł | 5 663 zł | 0,5 % | 1,8 % | 4,57 zł | 3,86 zł | 6,9 % | 3,4 % |
| 2022 | 14,4 % | 3 010 zł | 6 346 zł | 6,0 % | 6,8 % | 4,69 zł | 4,46 zł | 5,3 % | 2,9 % |
| 2023 | 11,4 % | 3 490 zł | 7 155 zł | 6,5 % | 5,8 % | 4,54 zł | 4,20 zł | 0,2 % | 2,8 % |
| 2024 | 3,6 % | 4 242 zł | 8 182 zł | 5,9 % | 5,8 % | 4,31 zł | 3,98 zł | 3,2 % | 2,9 % |
| 2025 | 3,6 % | 4 666 zł | 8 904 zł | 5,1 % | 4,0 % | 4,24 zł | 3,76 zł | 3,8 % | 3,1 % |
Indicators in detail
Each page has its own chart, table, method notes and answers to common questions.
Inflation in Poland 2015–2026 and inflation calculator
Cumulative inflation since any year, plus a money-value and indexation calculator.
Poland minimum wage 2015–2027
How much the minimum wage has grown, what it costs employers, how it compares to the average.
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