Fuel costs jump 36.1%, pushing inflation above the central bank’s target range for the first time since June 2025.
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Polish government sets out draft 2027 budget with deficit remaining at 7.1% of GDP
Defence, healthcare and the energy transition are among the spending priorities.
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Polish household assets hit record 4 trillion zloty amid fastest growth in years
Three decades of strong economic growth and rising wages have helped drive household wealth higher.
Why Poland’s labour market is not as bad as it looks
Alicja Ptak
The official unemployment rate has been rising, but that does not tell the whole story.
Poland rises to highest-ever level in EU household prosperity index, passing four member states
Poland’s level of actual individual consumption is now 88% of the EU average.
Poland records world’s highest growth in ultra-wealthy individuals over last five years
It is also forecast to have the second-highest growth rate in the number of billionaires over the next five years.
Poland had EU’s second-largest budget deficit as proportion of GDP in 2025
Poland’s deficit, at 7.3% of GDP in 2025, was more than double the EU average of 3.1%.
Poland has not joined world’s top 20 economies, new IMF figures show
When the IMF last year forecast that Poland would in 2025 join the world’s top 20 economies, it drew enormous attention.
Poland’s economy 42% larger thanks to EU membership, finds new study
The gains stem largely from the benefits of joining the European single market, say analysts.
Poland’s wealth gap to EU average narrows to record low level
GDP per capita adjusted for cost of living has reached 81% of the EU average, up from 44% three decades ago.
Record number of Poles travelled abroad in 2025
A record 64% of Poles travelled for leisure purposes, with 44% travelling abroad.
Why is Poland’s debt rising so fast – and should we be worried?
Alicja Ptak
Poland has had the EU’s second-fastest public rising debt this year.
Poland’s richest receive more in child benefits than poorest, finds report
The CenEA think tank recommends that, at a time of growing public debt, Poland should consider limiting benefits to less affluent recipients.
Poland joining 20 largest world economies, IMF figures show
Poland’s GDP is overtaking Switzerland’s to become the 20th largest in the world.
