Poland is one of the fastest growing economies in Europe. Poland’s gross domestic product
(GDP) grew by 4.8% in 20081
and remains well above the European Union average (1.2%)2
.
The current GDP per capita in Poland is USD 14,8933
. According to the European Commission’s
forecasts, in 2009 Poland will be the second fastest growing economy in the EU.
Poland’s population of 38.1 million people makes the country the 33rd largest market in
the world and the 6th largest in the EU. Fast economic growth has helped to reduce the
unemployment rate, which resulted from radical economic reforms.