I like how you have both nominal and PPP so people can’t complain that you have one but not the other.
How’s that Brexit working out btw?
In nominal the difference is bigger than in the 90’s.
$4,000 vs $20,000 (difference $16k)
Now $27,000 vs $57,000 (difference $30k).
And that’s why PPP is so important. Because everyone knows that the UK isn’t better off compared to Poland now vs 35 years ago.
That is amazing, at this rate Poland Will be larger than UK economy in 10Y
Poland has been a large focus of EU spending and it’s paying off.
I’m Spanish, I remember that around 2006 Spain was in an economic boom and we were hyphotising when the country would be richer than Germany. Spoiler: It didn’t hapen.
As soon as the german banks stopped lending money to our “Cajas de ahorros” (public regional banks) which fueled the construction bubble, the economy crashed.
In Poland will happen the same, as soon as Germany plugs out the money givings (EU funds, industrial delocalization) the economy will stagnate.
It appears that after numerous boastful posts for China and India on their economic developments in the past years, Poland people now in 2025 is feeling they’ve developed enough to show off a bit on social media, because I’ve definitely seen this comparison post before.
Only question is, why they pick Britain for match? Is there any specific obscure historic ties between them?
Long-term growth charts should be in the log
Sources: OECD Data Explorer, UK Office of National Statistics, FRED and the Maddison project for Poland Constant GDP per capita before 1995.
for some reason my comment got removed when i tried to publish the direct links for the data so i am not able to post them.
Seems Brexit definitely pays off. I’m glad the British made such a wise decision.
As a UK citizen, I’m (almost) happy to see this.
A) my government’s actions have consequences. We threw away a central role in European affairs, economic prestige, and quite frankly raw power. Now we find ourselves not only financially depleted but in an existential funk: unsure of who we are or where we’re going. We can’t even agree on the past. People are suffering and, perhaps, through that suffering they can pressure for change on how our dysfunctional country operates. But nobody seems to know what that change should be.
B) unlike some of its neighbours, modern Poland got their sh*t together very early on, decided what they collectively wanted, and went for it. Cue democracy, 30 years of uninterrupted economic growth, EU membership, and soon they will be taking their place in the heart of European politics. They are an example to follow.
The lesson for me is: as a country, know who you are, what you want, and keep your house clean.
[Edit: Happy is the wrong word. Ambivalent? Annoyed in a positive way? Happy for Poland?]
Yes its called convergence
pretty wild chart tbh. poland’s growth since the 90s is insane – market reforms + eu money kicked in hard
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I like how you have both nominal and PPP so people can’t complain that you have one but not the other.
How’s that Brexit working out btw?
In nominal the difference is bigger than in the 90’s.
$4,000 vs $20,000 (difference $16k)
Now $27,000 vs $57,000 (difference $30k).
And that’s why PPP is so important. Because everyone knows that the UK isn’t better off compared to Poland now vs 35 years ago.
That is amazing, at this rate Poland Will be larger than UK economy in 10Y
Poland has been a large focus of EU spending and it’s paying off.
I’m Spanish, I remember that around 2006 Spain was in an economic boom and we were hyphotising when the country would be richer than Germany. Spoiler: It didn’t hapen.
As soon as the german banks stopped lending money to our “Cajas de ahorros” (public regional banks) which fueled the construction bubble, the economy crashed.
In Poland will happen the same, as soon as Germany plugs out the money givings (EU funds, industrial delocalization) the economy will stagnate.
It appears that after numerous boastful posts for China and India on their economic developments in the past years, Poland people now in 2025 is feeling they’ve developed enough to show off a bit on social media, because I’ve definitely seen this comparison post before.
Only question is, why they pick Britain for match? Is there any specific obscure historic ties between them?
Long-term growth charts should be in the log
Sources: OECD Data Explorer, UK Office of National Statistics, FRED and the Maddison project for Poland Constant GDP per capita before 1995.
for some reason my comment got removed when i tried to publish the direct links for the data so i am not able to post them.
Seems Brexit definitely pays off. I’m glad the British made such a wise decision.
As a UK citizen, I’m (almost) happy to see this.
A) my government’s actions have consequences. We threw away a central role in European affairs, economic prestige, and quite frankly raw power. Now we find ourselves not only financially depleted but in an existential funk: unsure of who we are or where we’re going. We can’t even agree on the past. People are suffering and, perhaps, through that suffering they can pressure for change on how our dysfunctional country operates. But nobody seems to know what that change should be.
B) unlike some of its neighbours, modern Poland got their sh*t together very early on, decided what they collectively wanted, and went for it. Cue democracy, 30 years of uninterrupted economic growth, EU membership, and soon they will be taking their place in the heart of European politics. They are an example to follow.
The lesson for me is: as a country, know who you are, what you want, and keep your house clean.
[Edit: Happy is the wrong word. Ambivalent? Annoyed in a positive way? Happy for Poland?]
Yes its called convergence
pretty wild chart tbh. poland’s growth since the 90s is insane – market reforms + eu money kicked in hard
I wonder how this would look excluding London…
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