Poland — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Poland, 1971–2025.
Inflation for Poland was 3.81% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 55 years, from 1971 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 567.88% in 1990. The lowest was -0.87% in 2015 (about -4.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 2.33% per year.
Poland ranks 70 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 37%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so Poland sits above it. It peaked in 1990 and has fallen 99% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 536%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 23 of 49 economies; Lithuania (3.79%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 2602% in 1973. That is 10% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1971 level: doubled by 1973; grown tenfold by 1981. Doubling roughly every 30 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 85th of 95 in 1971 → 83rd of 106 in 1980 → 3rd of 131 in 1990 → 30th of 163 in 2000 → 112th of 186 in 2010 → 55th of 178 in 2020 → 61st of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1971 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.81% | +0.0 pp |
| 2024 | 3.79% | -7.7 pp |
| 2023 | 11.53% | -2.9 pp |
| 2022 | 14.43% | +9.4 pp |
| 2021 | 5.06% | +1.7 pp |
| 2020 | 3.37% | +1.1 pp |
| 2019 | 2.23% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 1.81% | -0.3 pp |
| 2017 | 2.08% | +2.7 pp |
| 2016 | -0.66% | +0.2 pp |
| 2015 | -0.87% | -0.9 pp |
| 2014 | 0.05% | -0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 0.99% | -2.6 pp |
| 2012 | 3.56% | -0.7 pp |
| 2011 | 4.24% | +1.7 pp |
| 2010 | 2.58% | -1.2 pp |
| 2009 | 3.8% | -0.4 pp |
| 2008 | 4.16% | +1.7 pp |
| 2007 | 2.46% | +1.2 pp |
| 2006 | 1.28% | -0.9 pp |
| 2005 | 2.18% | -1.2 pp |
| 2004 | 3.38% | +2.7 pp |
| 2003 | 0.68% | -1.2 pp |
| 2002 | 1.91% | -3.5 pp |
| 2001 | 5.41% | -4.5 pp |
| 2000 | 9.9% | +2.7 pp |
| 1999 | 7.15% | -4.4 pp |
| 1998 | 11.6% | -3.3 pp |
| 1997 | 14.91% | -4.9 pp |
| 1996 | 19.79% | -8.2 pp |
| 1995 | 27.95% | -5.0 pp |
| 1994 | 32.99% | -4.0 pp |
| 1993 | 36.96% | -9.1 pp |
| 1992 | 46.1% | -30.7 pp |
| 1991 | 76.77% | -491.1 pp |
| 1990 | 567.88% | +323.3 pp |
| 1989 | 244.55% | +185.8 pp |
| 1988 | 58.72% | +32.3 pp |
| 1987 | 26.38% | +9.8 pp |
| 1986 | 16.55% | +5.0 pp |
| 1985 | 11.52% | -3.9 pp |
| 1984 | 15.4% | -10.1 pp |
| 1983 | 25.53% | -78.0 pp |
| 1982 | 103.56% | +84.4 pp |
| 1981 | 19.13% | +9.4 pp |
| 1980 | 9.68% | +2.7 pp |
| 1979 | 7.03% | -1.1 pp |
| 1978 | 8.1% | +3.2 pp |
| 1977 | 4.9% | +0.5 pp |
| 1976 | 4.41% | +2.2 pp |
| 1975 | 2.26% | -4.8 pp |
| 1974 | 7.05% | +4.6 pp |
| 1973 | 2.48% | +2.6 pp |
| 1972 | -0.1% | -1.2 pp |
| 1971 | 1.1% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Poland’s Inflation in 1972?
-0.1% (1972). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Poland’s Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1971 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +246.7% in total — about 2.3% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 3.81%; 2024: 3.79%; 2023: 11.53%; 2022: 14.43%; 2021: 5.06%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.