Poland vs Spain

Poland vs Spain: GDP growth

GDP growth in 2025: 3.7% a year in Poland and 2.6% a year in Spain, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 1.1 percentage points, or 1.41 times that in Spain.

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% a year · IMF

Poland vs Spain: GDP growthGDP growth in 2025: 3.7% a year in Poland and 2.6% a year in Spain, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Poland, by 1.1 percentage points, or 1.41 times that in Spain.
PolandSpainIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Poland has been higher since 2025, when it overtook Spain.
  • In 2025, Poland ranked 63 and Spain ranked 88 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Poland at 2.5% a year and Spain at 1.7% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearPolandSpain
20253.72.6
20243.23.7
20230.32.4
20225.36.4
202176.7
2020-2.1-10.9
20194.62
20186.22.4
20175.22.9
201632.9
20154.44.1
20143.91.5
20130.7-1.4
20121.5-2.9
20115.3-0.6
20103.20.1
20092.6-3.8
20084.30.8
20076.83.5
20066.24
20053.33.6
200453.1
20033.52.9
20021.42.8
20011.23.9
20004.35.1
19994.54.7
199854.5
19977.13.9
19966.22.4
19956.74.1
19945.22.3
19934.3-1.3
199220.9
1991-72.5
1990-7.23.8
19893.85
19883.35.3
19872.35.7
19863.53.4
19853.92.4
1984-0.41.7
19835.61.7
1982-4.81.2
1981-10-0.4
1980-61.2
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearPolandSpain
20263.42.5
20272.51.8
20282.51.8
20292.51.7
20302.51.7
20312.51.7

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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