Belgium vs Poland

Belgium vs Poland: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 1% a year in Belgium and 3.7% a year in Poland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 2.7 percentage points, or 3.72 times that in Belgium.

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% a year · IMF

Belgium vs Poland: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 1% a year in Belgium and 3.7% a year in Poland, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 2.7 percentage points, or 3.72 times that in Belgium.
BelgiumPolandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Poland has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Belgium.
  • In 2025, Belgium ranked 124 and Poland ranked 63 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Belgium at 1.3% a year and Poland at 2.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearBelgiumPoland
202513.7
20241.13.2
20231.60.3
202245.3
20216.37
2020-4.8-2.1
20192.44.6
20181.96.2
20171.55.2
20161.23
20151.54.4
20141.83.9
20130.30.7
20120.21.5
20111.95.3
20102.73.2
2009-1.92.6
20080.44.3
20073.76.8
20062.66.2
20052.33.3
20043.65
200313.5
20021.71.4
20011.11.2
20003.74.3
19993.54.5
199825
19973.87.1
19961.36.2
19952.46.7
19943.25.2
1993-14.3
19921.52
19911.8-7
19903.1-7.2
19893.53.8
19884.73.3
19872.32.3
19861.83.5
19851.73.9
19842.5-0.4
19830.35.6
19820.6-4.8
1981-0.3-10
19804.4-6
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearBelgiumPoland
20260.73.4
20271.12.5
20281.22.5
20291.32.5
20301.32.5
20311.32.5

Each country on its own

Good to know

  • How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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