Ethiopia vs Poland

Ethiopia vs Poland: GDP growth

GDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 3.7% a year in Poland in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 4.8 percentage points, or 2.51 times that in Poland.

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% a year · IMF

Ethiopia vs Poland: GDP growthGDP growth: 8.1% a year in Ethiopia in 2024 and 3.7% a year in Poland in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Ethiopia, by 4.8 percentage points, or 2.51 times that in Poland.
EthiopiaPolandIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ethiopia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Poland.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Ethiopia at 7.7% a year and Poland at 2.5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearEthiopiaPoland
20259.23.7
20248.13.2
20237.20.3
20226.45.3
20216.37
20206.1-2.1
201994.6
20187.76.2
201710.25.2
201683
201510.44.4
201410.33.9
20139.90.7
20128.71.5
201111.45.3
201010.63.2
2009102.6
200811.24.3
200711.86.8
200611.56.2
200512.63.3
200411.75
2003-2.13.5
20021.61.4
20017.41.2
20009.84.3
19996.34.5
1998-4.25
19972.87.1
199613.56.2
19956.16.7
19943.55.2
199313.44.3
1992-8.92
1991-7.2-7
19902.6-7.2
1989-0.53.8
19880.63.3
198713.92.3
19869.73.5
1985-11.43.9
1984-2.3-0.4
19837.85.6
19821-4.8
1981–-10
19804-6
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearEthiopiaPoland
20269.23.4
20277.82.5
20288.22.5
20298.22.5
203082.5
20317.72.5

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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