Poland: Europe’s Driver of Growth

A combination of economic, technological, and military strength makes Poland a pillar of stability in Europe. The country that only two decades ago was benefiting from development aid is now seen as an equal partner and co-creator of European trends.

Poland is one of the Europe’s most dynamically developing countries. A consistent economic policy based on private business, high resilience to crises and an extensive internal market have promoted the country to the ranks of the key economies on the continent. In 2025, Poland’s GDP exceeded USD 1 trillion, and the average annual growth rate will remain at 3–4 per cent year-on-year until the end of 2030. This indicates that Poland is developing faster than most Western European countries.

In 2025, Poland became the twentieth largest economy in the world, overtaking Switzerland. Having started in 1989 at one-fifth the size of Spain’s economy and only one-tenth that of Italy’s, Poland’s economy is now gradually approaching the level of southern European countries. In the mid-2000s, Poland’s GDP already accounted for 27 per cent of Spain’s economy and 16 per cent of Italy’s. In 2025, it will exceed 54 per cent of the GDP of these countries, and according to Oxford Economics forecasts, it may reach as much as 70-80 per cent of their value by the middle of the century. Economically, we are also catching up with South Korea and Germany, once accounting for 4 per cent of German economic output, and today – nearly a quarter.