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The zloty and prices

Official exchange rate against the dollar and CPI inflation from the World Bank.

The exchange rate Official exchange rate represents the annual average price of foreign currency, while Inflation tracks consumer price dynamics.

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Official exchange rate

Annual average official exchange rate expressed in national currency per US dollar from the World Bank.

Source
World Bank Open Data
Indicator code in source
PA.NUS.FCRF
Unit of measure
local currency per US$
Year
1960–2025
Retrieved
2026-09-15

Inflation

Annual consumer price inflation (CPI). In Poland it reached roughly 568% in 1990, 14% in 2022, and about 4% in 2025.

Source
World Bank Open Data
Indicator code in source
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG
Unit of measure
percent
Year
1960–2025
Retrieved
2026-09-15
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−1500150300450600196019701980199020002010202020253.83.8
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Official exchange rateInflation

Official exchange rate

Annual average official exchange rate expressed in national currency per US dollar from the World Bank.

About this series

Official exchange rate, local currency units per US$, period average. World Bank / IMF IFS.

Indicator definition

Official annual average exchange rate to the US dollar from the World Bank.

How to read the data

Annual average official exchange rate from the World Bank. For euro-area members, values transition to EUR upon adoption. Compare with purchasing power parity PPP conversion factor.

Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID b7c6e07ed68b
Longseries, “Official exchange rate”. World Bank Open Data (PA.NUS.FCRF), 1960–2025, Aruba, Afghanistan, Angola, Albania, Andorra, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, Armenia, American Samoa, Antigua & Barbuda, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Burundi, Belgium, Benin, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Bahrain, Bahamas, Bosnia, Belarus, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brazil, Barbados, Brunei, Bhutan, Botswana, Central African Republic, Canada, Switzerland, CHI, Chile, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Cameroon, Congo - Kinshasa, Congo - Brazzaville, Colombia, Comoros, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Cayman Islands, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Djibouti, Dominica, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Spain, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, Fiji, France, Faroe Islands, Micronesia, Gabon, United Kingdom, Georgia, Ghana, Gibraltar, Guinea, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Equatorial Guinea, Greece, Grenada, Greenland, Guatemala, Guam, Guyana, Hong Kong, Honduras, Croatia, Haiti, Hungary, Indonesia, Isle of Man, India, Ireland, Iran, Iraq, Iceland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, Kiribati, St. Kitts & Nevis, Korea, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, St. Lucia, Liechtenstein, Sri Lanka, Lesotho, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Macao, St. Martin, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Madagascar, Maldives, Mexico, Marshall Islands, North Macedonia, Mali, Malta, Myanmar, Montenegro, Mongolia, Northern Mariana Islands, Mozambique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Malawi, Malaysia, Namibia, New Caledonia, Niger, Nigeria, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Nauru, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Puerto Rico, Portugal, Paraguay, French Polynesia, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Senegal, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Sierra Leone, El Salvador, San Marino, Somalia, Serbia, South Sudan, São Tomé & Príncipe, Suriname, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, Eswatini, Sint Maarten, Seychelles, Syria, Turks & Caicos Islands, Chad, Togo, Thailand, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Tunisia, Türkiye, Tuvalu, Tanzania, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, United States, Uzbekistan, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Venezuela, U.S. Virgin Islands, Vietnam, Vanuatu, Samoa, Kosovo, Yemen, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: b7c6e07ed68bb937e9b546acf7d44416ec5b98ee91815fb66b11ebac27857c43. https://longseries.com/en/d/fx-official/

Latest values

Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — Lebanon; lowest — Kuwait

Only the first rows are shown here. Use “Remaining locations” below for the full list.

214 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
Highest value in the comparable yearLebanon202589,500 LCU/USD89.5K LCU/USD
Iran202342,000 LCU/USD42K LCU/USD
Vietnam202424,164.89 LCU/USD24.2K LCU/USD
Somalia201723,097.99 LCU/USD23.1K LCU/USD
Laos202420,167.33 LCU/USD20.2K LCU/USD
Indonesia202516,477.87 LCU/USD16.5K LCU/USD
Uzbekistan202512,579.39 LCU/USD12.6K LCU/USD
Guinea20209,565.08 LCU/USD9.6K LCU/USD
Remaining locations (206)
Data coverage
  • Poland: 1960–2025; observations: 66; missing years: 0

Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

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66 rows for Poland

Time range:
0.001.002.003.004.005.00196019701980199020002010202020253.76
Year

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Poland

Period statistics

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Poland

0.00→3.76

Total change
+3.76 local currency per US$
Period
1960–2025

Poland: 0.00 (1960) → 3.76 (2025). Difference: +3.76 local currency per US$. Peak value of 4.46 in 2022; lowest value of 0.00 in 1974.

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Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average), World Bank — Poland
YearCountryValue
2025Poland3.76 LCU/USD
2024Poland3.98 LCU/USD
2023Poland4.2 LCU/USD
2022Poland4.46 LCU/USD
2021Poland3.86 LCU/USD
2020Poland3.9 LCU/USD
2019Poland3.84 LCU/USD
2018Poland3.61 LCU/USD
2017Poland3.78 LCU/USD
2016Poland3.94 LCU/USD
2015Poland3.77 LCU/USD
2014Poland3.15 LCU/USD
2013Poland3.16 LCU/USD
2012Poland3.26 LCU/USD
2011Poland2.96 LCU/USD
2010Poland3.02 LCU/USD
2009Poland3.12 LCU/USD
2008Poland2.41 LCU/USD
2007Poland2.77 LCU/USD
2006Poland3.1 LCU/USD

Inflation

Annual consumer price inflation (CPI). In Poland it reached roughly 568% in 1990, 14% in 2022, and about 4% in 2025.

About this series

Official CPI inflation, year on year, %. Same countries as Consumer prices, no world line.

Indicator definition

Annual consumer price inflation (year-on-year CPI change in percent). World Bank standard; for European comparisons see HICP inflation.

How to read the data

Poland 1990: ~568%; 2022: 14%; 2025: ~3.8%. Germany and the US stay single-digit outside known decades. Pair with GDP growth and Consumer prices.

Saved data version: retrieved 2026-09-15, ID f1bb1454e9ae
Longseries, “Inflation”. World Bank Open Data (FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG), 1960–2025, Brazil, China, Czechia, Germany, Spain, France, United Kingdom, India, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Poland, Sweden, United States. Retrieved 2026-09-15. CC BY 4.0. Data SHA-256: f1bb1454e9ae93c4d1ff261359676d7f4a68ea0338be97a92d8f6c666812eb7b. https://longseries.com/en/d/inflation/

Latest values

Extremes among countries with the same observation year: for 2025: highest — Brazil; lowest — China

Only the first rows are shown here. Use “Remaining locations” below for the full list.

14 places — sorted by value, highest first
Country
Highest value in the comparable yearBrazil2025+5.0168%+5%
United Kingdom2025+3.8831%+3.9%
Poland2025+3.8142%+3.8%
Netherlands2025+3.2596%+3.3%
Japan2025+3.1725%+3.2%
United States2024+2.9495%+2.9%
Spain2025+2.6999%+2.7%
Czechia2025+2.46%+2.5%
Remaining locations (6)
    Data coverage
    • Poland: 1971–2025; observations: 55; missing years: 0

    Missing years are counted between the first and last observations. A missing value is not zero.

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    55 rows for Poland

    Time range:
    −150.0%0.0%+150.0%+300.0%+450.0%+600.0%1971198019902000201020202025+3.8%
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    Poland

    Period statistics

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    Poland

    +1.1%→+3.8%

    Total change
    +2.7 pp
    Period
    1971–2025

    Poland: +1.1% (1971) → +3.8% (2025). Difference: +2.7 pp. Peak value of +567.9% in 1990; lowest value of −0.9% in 2015.

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    Format:
    Inflation, consumer prices (annual %), World Bank — Poland
    YearCountryValue
    2025Poland+3.8142%
    2024Poland+3.7906%
    2023Poland+11.5289%
    2022Poland+14.4295%
    2021Poland+5.055%
    2020Poland+3.3745%
    2019Poland+2.2275%
    2018Poland+1.813%
    2017Poland+2.0759%
    2016Poland−0.6648%
    2015Poland−0.8741%
    2014Poland+0.0538%
    2013Poland+0.992%
    2012Poland+3.5604%
    2011Poland+4.2394%
    2010Poland+2.5807%
    2009Poland+3.7954%
    2008Poland+4.165%
    2007Poland+2.4587%
    2006Poland+1.2847%