Neue IWF-Daten veröffentlicht.
Ich lebe im Vereinigten Königreich und weiß daher, dass es im Vereinigten Königreich viele polnische Einwanderer gibt. Während ich in Polen war, betrachtete ich Polen immer noch als das typische osteuropäische Land. Laut IWF-Daten hat das Land jedoch ein höheres BIP (KKP) als Spanien.
Haben die Polen tatsächlich das Gefühl, dass Sie inzwischen weiter entwickelt sind als Spanien? Welche Branchen treiben die Entwicklung Polens voran? Früher dachte ich, Polen sei auf billige Arbeitskräfte angewiesen, aber nicht mehr?
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It is not….
GDP per Cápita Spain: 33.000€
GDP per Cápita Poland: 22.000€
And prices are basically the same nowadays.
That source that you are using is using 2026 salaries with 2021 prices.
Prices in Poland have doubled since 2021, so does not make sense at all, and it’s far from reality.
Ireland at #4 on this list. That is surprising.
Mostly because Spain’s population has massively increased over the last 5-10 years, primarily by Latin American immigrants, the vast majority of whom have very low productivity and return on investment.
Same reason why the UK has fallen so far behind on GDP per capita against countries like Netherlands and Germany which had less immigration.
Half of the component of GDP per capita is population. If your GDP grows by 20% in 5 years, that’s pretty good. But if your population grows by 20% in 5 years, that’s not very good. And GDP per capita remains the same.
Spain had 41 million people when Poland entered the EU in 2004. By 2020 it had 47 million. As of 2026 it has 50 million. In the same time frame, Polish population hasn’t really changed, floating around 38 million. Of course that means all growth is directly spread against the whole population for statistical purposes, while Spanish growth is spread against their new residents too.
6.1% of Spain’s entire population are post-2020 immigrants. Society has changed considerably. That means **Spain would need a GDP growth of 0.9% a year purely and only to keep GDP per capita stagnant.**
Anything under 1% growth a year, and they are basically poorer.
>While I have been to Poland
When was that exactly? Was it 5-7 or more years ago?
It is easy to compare a place when you visit it every few years. Then it is easy to notice the difference. However, when you live in that place, you should not see the changes. I would say that the country is changing so quickly that I myself find it difficult to keep up with some things. Very rapid economic growth, accompanied by rapid wage increases, is clearly visible. This year, economic growth will be 4% or more. Wage growth is expected to reach 6.5% in 2026, compared to around 8.5% in 2025.
The average gross salary in Poland is ~€2,100. In Spain, it is ~€2,300, but the cost of living is about 10-15% higher, so it works out to be similar. And as I can see from the data for Taiwan, it is ~€1,800.
Cheap labor from Poland is coming to an end.