Poland economy
PLN · National Bank of Poland · Inflation, employment, growth and public debt.
Data snapshot 15 Nov 2026
Inflation & consumer prices
Inflation measures the annual change in consumer prices.
Consumer-price inflation
Annual inflation · IMF historical estimates
Headline3.60%Latest plotted annual observations: Headline: 3.60% (Dec 2025).
View chart data Dates, values & coverage
| Date | Headline |
|---|---|
| 31 Dec 2025 | 3.60 |
| 31 Dec 2024 | 3.60 |
| 31 Dec 2023 | 11.40 |
| 31 Dec 2022 | 14.40 |
| 31 Dec 2021 | 5.10 |
| 31 Dec 2020 | 3.40 |
| 31 Dec 2019 | 2.30 |
| 31 Dec 2018 | 1.60 |
| 31 Dec 2017 | 2.00 |
| 31 Dec 2016 | -0.60 |
| 31 Dec 2015 | -0.90 |
| 31 Dec 2014 | 0.00 |
| 31 Dec 2013 | 0.90 |
| 31 Dec 2012 | 3.70 |
| 31 Dec 2011 | 4.30 |
| 31 Dec 2010 | 2.60 |
| 31 Dec 2009 | 3.50 |
| 31 Dec 2008 | 4.20 |
| 31 Dec 2007 | 2.50 |
| 31 Dec 2006 | 1.00 |
Headline: Dec 2006–Dec 2025
Core inflation removes selected volatile items; national exclusions differ. Annual views use complete-year averages; quarterly views use complete-quarter averages or the source’s native quarterly observation. The current partial period stays out of these averages. Actual coverage is shown beneath every chart.
Reading the inflation and price data
Read the Poland inflation figures in two passes. First compare headline inflation with the available core measure over the same observation period. Headline covers the broad consumer basket; core excludes selected components under the source's definition. A difference between them describes the composition of price changes. It does not, on its own, establish which prices will move next.
The consumer-price index answers a different question from the inflation rate. Inflation describes how quickly prices change; the index tracks the price level. Lower positive inflation therefore means prices are rising more slowly, rather than returning to their earlier level. In a rebased chart, 100 is the starting point and 150 represents a price level 50% above that starting point.
Use the long annual view to compare cycles and the quarterly view to examine more recent changes where those histories are available. Complete annual and quarterly averages differ from the latest monthly reading. Partial periods are excluded from those averages, and missing observations are left missing. The table beneath each chart retains the plotted dates and values.
Check the coverage and source notes before comparing countries or categories. Reference bases, exclusions and publication frequencies can differ. The page snapshot date identifies this published collection; each observation keeps its own period. Explore the price charts and available basket categories on this page before continuing into employment and the wider economy.
Employment & unemployment
Unemployment is a share of the labour force. Employment / population is a share of everyone aged 15 and older, including people outside the labour force.
Make Sense of the Data
What does ages 15 and older mean?
The employed / population ratio includes everyone aged 15 and older in its denominator, including students, retirees and others outside the labour force. The unemployment rate uses the labour force instead: people working or available and seeking work. It is a different measure, not 100% minus the employment ratio.
Does lower inflation mean prices are falling?
No. Lower positive inflation means the consumer basket is getting more expensive more slowly. A falling price level would require negative inflation. The price-index chart shows the cumulative change, separately from the headline and core inflation rates.
What does core inflation exclude?
Core measures remove selected volatile components. National definitions differ: US core CPI excludes food and energy; euro-area core HICP also excludes alcohol and tobacco. The source definition is shown with the chart.
How are annual and quarterly histories calculated?
Monthly price and labour observations are averaged only when every month of the year or quarter is available. Native quarterly observations remain quarterly. Partial periods and missing observations are not filled. Fifty years is the maximum view, not a claim that every series has fifty years of coverage.
What does GDP growth show?
Real GDP growth measures changes in economic output after adjusting for prices. Charts use the latest published estimates. Annualized quarterly growth expresses a quarter’s change as an annual pace; year-over-year growth compares output with the same quarter a year earlier.
What is government debt-to-GDP?
It compares general-government gross debt with annual economic output. Gross debt does not subtract financial assets. Historical IMF values can include staff estimates; current and future years are excluded. Definitions differ between countries, and debt alone does not measure default risk.
Datasets, sources & reuse terms
Each chart includes an HTML data table with observation dates, selected series and units. Histories identify annual or quarterly sampling and preserve missing values. The source metadata below describes the series used on this page; source coverage and definitions can differ.
Bank for International Settlements
Poland · United States
Current policy rate · Central-bank policy-rate history · Central-bank total assets
Data reuse terms
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United States
Core inflation, year over year · Headline inflation, year over year · Unemployment rate
Data reuse terms
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Read provider terms ↗International Monetary Fund
Poland · United States
Nominal GDP in US dollars · Real GDP growth, year over year · General-government gross debt relative to GDP · General-government gross debt in US dollars · Headline inflation, year over year
Data reuse terms
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Poland · United States
Ten-year government bond yield · Current policy rate · Policy-rate target lower bound
Data reuse terms
EODHD commercial data terms apply. Commercial reproduction rights have not been confirmed; chart or table access does not grant onward redistribution rights. Use is subject to the applicable EODHD agreement.
Read provider terms ↗OECD
Poland · United States
Real GDP growth, quarter over quarter · Real GDP growth, year over year · Headline inflation, year over year · Unemployment rate · Core inflation, year over year · National broad money
Data reuse terms
OECD data reuse terms apply, including source attribution and any specific third-party notices. No blanket Creative Commons licence is asserted.
Read provider terms ↗World Bank / ILOSTAT
Poland · United States
Employment to population ratio, ages 15+ · Unemployment rate
Data reuse terms
World Development Indicators labour series: CC BY 4.0 with World Bank additional terms. Cite World Bank and ILOSTAT and identify changes.
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