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Poland: prices

Poland's prices figures from Eurostat, set against the other EU states. Every figure links to the table it was read from; where Eurostat publishes nothing for Poland, the page says so.

Transport prices: Poland is the lowest of the 27 EU member states (2025).

annual average change: -2.7% for Poland, against 0.7% for the EU as a whole.

Poland against the EU

Each measure with the states ranked next to it. The latest year with a published figure is used.

Consumer price inflation

all items, annual average change

Poland: 3.3% in 2025, against 2.5% for the EU as a whole — the 10th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Consumer price inflation: Poland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
8Bulgaria3.5%
9Lithuania3.4%
10Poland3.3%
joint 11Belgium3.0%
joint 11Netherlands3.0%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)2.5%
  • Published from 1997 to 2025. Highest: 15.0% in 1997. Lowest: -0.7% in 2015.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 7.3%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 15* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Food prices

annual average change

Poland: 4.5% in 2025, against 3.3% for the EU as a whole — the joint 8th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Food prices: Poland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
7Denmark4.9%
joint 8Lithuania4.5%
joint 8Poland4.5%
joint 10Czechia4.2%
joint 10Sweden4.2%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)3.3%
  • Published from 1997 to 2025. Highest: 15.9% in 2023. Lowest: -1.6% in 2015.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 8.3%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 17* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Housing and utilities prices

annual average change

Poland: 6.2% in 2025, against 2.8% for the EU as a whole — the 6th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Housing and utilities prices: Poland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
4Croatia7.1%
5Belgium6.3%
6Poland6.2%
joint 7Spain6.1%
joint 7Sweden6.1%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)2.8%
  • Published from 1997 to 2025. Highest: 22.5% in 2022. Lowest: -0.4% in 2016.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 11.2%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 20* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

Household energy prices

electricity, gas and heating fuel, annual average change

Poland: 6.3% in 2025, against 1.4% for the EU as a whole — the 8th highest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Household energy prices: Poland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
6Croatia7.5%
7Sweden6.8%
8Poland6.3%
9Bulgaria5.7%
10Greece2.3%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)1.4%
  • Published from 1997 to 2025. Highest: 32.0% in 2022. Lowest: -2.1% in 2016.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 13.7%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 11* of 24* years with a figure for both (2002–2025).

Transport prices

annual average change

Poland: -2.7% in 2025, against 0.7% for the EU as a whole — the lowest of the 27 EU states with a figure for 2025.

Transport prices: Poland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
25Czechia-0.8%
26Cyprus-1.3%
27Poland-2.7%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)0.7%

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 1997 to 2025. Highest: 19.5% in 2000. Lowest: -7.0% in 2015.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 5.4%*.
  • Above the EU figure in 11* of 25* years with a figure for both (2001–2025).

House prices

annual change in the house price index

Poland: 4.9% in 2025, the 17th highest of the 26 EU states with a figure for 2025.

House prices: Poland and the states ranked next to it, 2025
RankCountryFigure
15Romania5.7%
16Estonia5.2%
17Poland4.9%
18Cyprus4.5%
19Italy4.0%
—European Union (27, from 2020) (reference, not ranked)no figure published

Ranks compare the 27 EU member states. Eurostat’s figure for Cyprus covers the government-controlled area only.

  • Published from 2011 to 2025. Highest: 15.0% in 2024. Lowest: -4.4% in 2013.
  • Average of the latest published figures (2021–2025): 9.9%*.

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Modification notice and disclaimer

The counts on this page are published by Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) and are reproduced unchanged. Humanity Observatory has additionally derived the following from them:

  • A country's rank among the 27 EU states for a measure, computed by sorting the published per-country figures.
  • The highest and lowest point of the country's own published annual series.
  • The average of the country's latest published annual figures (up to five years).
  • The number of years in which the country's figure was above the EU figure for the same year.

Source: Eurostat. Reuse terms.

* Calculated by Humanity Observatory from published figures.

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