The Polish economy expanded by 3.5% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, slightly above preliminary estimates but slowing from an over three-year high of 4.1% in the previous quarter. Growth in domestic demand was 3.7%, down from 4.6% in Q4 2025, driven by household consumption (3.3% vs 4.3%) and public spending (6.0% vs 7.7%). Gross fixed capital formation also lost momentum (2.4% vs 6.6%). Moreover, net exports weighed on growth as imports rose 6.1%, while exports increased by a smaller 5.6%. On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, the economy grew 0.6% in Q1 2026, slightly above preliminary estimates but easing from 1.0% in the previous period and marking the weakest expansion since the contraction recorded in the third quarter of 2024. source: Central Statistical Office of Poland (GUS)
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Poland expanded 3.50 percent in the first quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Poland averaged 3.94 percent from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 12.30 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -7.80 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page provides - Poland GDP Annual Growth Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Poland GDP Annual Growth Rate - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Poland expanded 3.50 percent in the first quarter of 2026 over the same quarter of the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Poland is expected to be 3.70 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Poland GDP Annual Growth Rate is projected to trend around 2.80 percent in 2027 and 2.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.