Poland vs Ukraine

Poland vs Ukraine: Inflation

Inflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Poland and 12.7% a year in Ukraine, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 9.1 percentage points, or 3.54 times that in Poland.

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% a year · IMF

Poland vs Ukraine: InflationInflation in 2025: 3.6% a year in Poland and 12.7% a year in Ukraine, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Ukraine, by 9.1 percentage points, or 3.54 times that in Poland.
PolandUkraineIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Ukraine has been higher since 2021, when it overtook Poland.
  • In 2025, Poland ranked 65 and Ukraine ranked 18 of 179 countries, counting from the highest.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Poland at 2.5% a year and Ukraine at 5% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearPolandUkraine
20253.612.7
20243.66.5
202311.412.9
202214.420.2
20215.19.4
20203.42.7
20192.37.9
20181.611
2017214.4
2016-0.613.9
2015-0.948.7
2014–12.1
20130.9-0.3
20123.70.6
20114.38
20102.69.4
20093.515.9
20084.225.2
20072.512.8
200619.1
20052.113.5
20043.59
20030.85.2
20021.90.8
20015.512
200010.128.2
19997.322.7
199811.810.6
199714.915.9
199619.980.2
199527.9376.7
199432.2891.2
199335.34,735
1992431,210
199170.3–
1990585.8–
1989251.1–
198860.2–
198725.2–
198617.8–
198515.1–
198475.7–
198322.1–
1982100.8–
198121.2–
19809.4–
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearPolandUkraine
20263.28.9
20272.88.7
20283.96.7
20292.75.5
20302.55
20312.55

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.

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