Poland vs Tanzania
Poland vs Tanzania: Inflation
Inflation: 3.6% a year in Poland in 2025 and 3.8% a year in Tanzania in 2023, by IMF estimates. In 2023 the value was higher in Poland, by 7.6 percentage points, or 3 times that in Tanzania.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Poland has been higher since 2020, when it overtook Tanzania.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Poland at 2.5% a year and Tanzania at 4% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Poland | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.6 | 3.3 |
| 2024 | 3.6 | 3.1 |
| 2023 | 11.4 | 3.8 |
| 2022 | 14.4 | 4.4 |
| 2021 | 5.1 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| 2019 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| 2018 | 1.6 | 3.5 |
| 2017 | 2 | 5.3 |
| 2016 | -0.6 | 5.2 |
| 2015 | -0.9 | 5.6 |
| 2014 | – | 6.1 |
| 2013 | 0.9 | 7.9 |
| 2012 | 3.7 | 16 |
| 2011 | 4.3 | 12.7 |
| 2010 | 2.6 | 7.2 |
| 2009 | 3.5 | 12.1 |
| 2008 | 4.2 | 10.3 |
| 2007 | 2.5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 7.3 |
| 2005 | 2.1 | 4.4 |
| 2004 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| 2003 | 0.8 | 4.4 |
| 2002 | 1.9 | 4.6 |
| 2001 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 10.1 | 6 |
| 1999 | 7.3 | 7.9 |
| 1998 | 11.8 | 12.8 |
| 1997 | 14.9 | 16.1 |
| 1996 | 19.9 | 21.1 |
| 1995 | 27.9 | 26.8 |
| 1994 | 32.2 | 37.9 |
| 1993 | 35.3 | 26.1 |
| 1992 | 43 | 20.7 |
| 1991 | 70.3 | 25.2 |
| 1990 | 585.8 | 36.4 |
| 1989 | 251.1 | 25.8 |
| 1988 | 60.2 | 31.2 |
| 1987 | 25.2 | 29.9 |
| 1986 | 17.8 | 32.4 |
| 1985 | 15.1 | 33.3 |
| 1984 | 75.7 | 36.1 |
| 1983 | 22.1 | 27.1 |
| 1982 | 100.8 | 28.9 |
| 1981 | 21.2 | 25.7 |
| 1980 | 9.4 | 30.2 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Poland | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 2027 | 2.8 | 4.2 |
| 2028 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 2029 | 2.7 | 4 |
| 2030 | 2.5 | 4 |
| 2031 | 2.5 | 4 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
- 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 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Poland vs Tanzania
Health
- Life expectancyPoland: 78.6 years in 2023Tanzania: 67 years in 2023
- Child mortalityPoland: 0.4 per 100 live births in 2024Tanzania: 3.7 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityPoland: 3.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Tanzania: 28.9 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterPoland: 88.9% in 2022Tanzania: 11.3% in 2022
- DepressionPoland: 2.25% in 2017Tanzania: 3.69% in 2017
- Suicide ratePoland: 14 per 100,000 people in 2017Tanzania: 8.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationPoland: 38.8 million people in 2023Tanzania: 66.6 million people in 2023
- Population growthPoland: -0.26% a year in 2023Tanzania: 2.88% a year in 2023
- Fertility ratePoland: 1.3 births per woman in 2023Tanzania: 4.61 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationPoland: 60.1% in 2025Tanzania: 36.9% in 2025
- Median agePoland: 41.3 years in 2023Tanzania: 17.2 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overPoland: 19.6% in 2023Tanzania: 3% in 2023
- Net migration ratePoland: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Tanzania: -0.6 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingPoland: 4.5% of GDP in 2025Tanzania: 1.16% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsPoland: $42.5B in 2025Tanzania: $983M in 2025
- Military spending per personPoland: $1,219 in 2025Tanzania: $15 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingPoland: 9% of government spending in 2025Tanzania: 5.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelPoland: 189,000 people in 2020Tanzania: 28,000 people in 2020
- National powerPoland: 0.52% of world capability in 2022Tanzania: 0.25% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersPoland: 1.04% of the labour force in 2020Tanzania: 0.1% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsPoland: 2.17 billion TIV in 2025Tanzania: 4 million TIV in 2025