Country comparison Poland vs Afghanistan

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20243.0%chart2.3%2023GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q36,284K
Annual GDP [+]2024€848,491Mchart€15,947M2023Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$917,767Mchart$17,248M2023Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€22,610chart€3782023GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$24,973chart$4092023GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€229,365M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024470,793chart1,3162023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024505,429chart1,4242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202455.10%chart8.26%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€12,899chart€312023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$13,848chart$342023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-54,940chart-2182023Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-60,232chart-2352023Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-6.50%chart-1.37%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024419,508.6chart2,705.72023Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024451,896.0chart2,926.52023Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202228,544.5chart541.82019Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202230,006.6chart606.62019Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20229.97%chart10.88%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202453,202,549,816.5chart37.42023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202344,719.9chart40.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202311.75%chart1.46%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202328,819.5chart220.52021Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202331,139.1chart261.02021Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20238.12%chart10.50%2021Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202449.40%chart16.97%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€11,494chart€642023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$12,382chart$692023Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€756chart€142019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$814chart$162019Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,453chart€12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$1,217chart$12023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023€766chart€62021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2023$848chart$72021Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]09/19/2025A2
S&P Rating [+]10/12/2018A-
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020A-
Corruption Index [+]202354chart202023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201937º
Fragile States Index [+]202441.7chart103.92024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202481ºchart1º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]202440º
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20253.2%
Unemployment rate [+]2025Q33.1%
Unemployed [+]2025Q3562K
NMW [+]2025$1,243.0chart$71.62020NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,097.9
Average Wage [+]2024$24,238
Average Wage [+]2024€22,393
Human Capital Ranking [+]201731º
Markets
Euro / Polish zlotys [+]12/12/20254.2225
US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/12/20253.6027
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/12/202540.47%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20236.2%
HICP [+]October 20252.9%
PPI Year on Year [+]October 2025-1.8%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/04/20254.00%
Business
Doing Business [+]202040ºchart173º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]October 20253.5%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20241,060,340
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202214.10
Motor vehicle production [+]2023612,882
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021816.92chart46.592015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202437.4%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/201123.00%chart0%01/01/2013Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202245.4%chart20.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202215,948,000
Exports [+]2024€351,155.9Mchart€814.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2024$380,084.1Mchart$881.0M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202441.39%chart5.11%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2024€350,504.6Mchart€5,558.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2024$379,379.2Mchart$6,010.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202441.31%chart34.85%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2024€651.3Mchart€-4,743.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2024$705.0Mchart$-5,161.0M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]20240.08%chart-29.74%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]October 20251.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201532ºchart96º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024117chart662024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202432ºchart160º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20231.60‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,805.3chart409.52017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20202.20%chart0.37%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]202013.01%chart15.02%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20246.90‰chart35.44‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20171,669.9chart181.62017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]202411.20‰chart5.80‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.20chart4.842023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20234.00‰
% risk of poverty [+]202413.8%chart47.1%2019% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202436,497,495chart43,373,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]2020817,254chart144,0982020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,825,096chart5,853,8382020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.881chart0.4622022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202451ºchart146º2023Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202478.70chart66.042023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20244,397chart1,7962015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202412.05chart5.322015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023311chart1,6132021Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.80chart4.032021Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20237.63chart0.212023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]202416
Crude Oil Reserves [+]2021113.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023151,076chart6,4682023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023155,888chart9732023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]11/16/2025120,989chart7,99811/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]11/16/20256,826,529chart235,21411/16/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]12/23/202322,705,868chart18,370,38612/31/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]11/16/20253,314.99chart184.4011/16/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/23/202358,634,590chart22,964,75012/31/2023Doses administered [+]
Poland
Afghanistan