China vs Poland: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in China buys about what

$111

buys in Poland, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in Poland buys what $90.24 buys in China. Prices across China's economy average 90% of Poland's, so a dollar goes 11% further in China.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureChinaPoland
Economy
Population1.41 billion36.4 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$19.5 trillion$1.04 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$13,862$28,420
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,333$54,262
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%47%52%
A US dollar goes as far as$2.12 in the US$1.91 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$13.45 a day2022 survey · $4,909 a year · consumption$38.84 a day2023 survey · $14,177 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureChinaPoland
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$41.3 trillion$1.98 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar3.398Chinese yuan1.970Polish zloty
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$14,230$25,520
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$29,160$52,290

World Bank income groups: China, upper middle income; Poland, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • China
  • Poland
Year-by-year table
YearChinaPoland
2025$25,067$46,925
2024$23,841$45,153
2023$22,687$43,673
2022$21,499$43,405
2021$20,843$41,060
2020$19,215$37,853
2019$18,821$38,182
2018$17,807$36,500
2017$16,758$34,355
2016$15,773$32,675
2015$14,857$31,700
2014$13,969$30,335
2013$13,081$29,169
2012$12,218$28,953
2011$11,405$28,522
2010$10,476$27,112
2009$9,519$26,204
2008$8,744$25,554
2007$8,014$24,484
2006$7,057$22,921
2005$6,298$21,569
2004$5,684$20,879
2003$5,192$19,856
2002$4,744$19,167
2001$4,372$18,801
2000$4,066$18,566

China vs Poland: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.