Five regions — Warsaw Capital, Silesia, Greater Poland, Lower Silesia and Lesser Poland — generated 56.4% of Poland’s GDP in 2024, according to Statistics Poland. The Warsaw Capital Region alone accounted for 18.6% of the economy, while GDP per capita there exceeded PLN 197,000, more than twice the national average.
Poland’s GDP at current prices reached about PLN 3.67 trillion in 2024, up 7.4% nominally from the previous year. Every region recorded an increase, although the pace varied considerably.
Five regions account for more than half of the economy
Warsaw Capital generated 18.6% of national GDP, followed by Silesia with 11.5%, Greater Poland with 9.8%, Lower Silesia with 8.3% and Lesser Poland with 8.2%. Together, these five regions produced 56.4% of GDP while accounting for 51.7% of employment.
Share of Poland’s GDP in 2024
Warsaw Capital: 18.6%
Silesia: 11.5%
Greater Poland: 9.8%
Lower Silesia: 8.3%
Lesser Poland: 8.2%
Source: Statistics Poland (GUS)
At the other end of the ranking, Opole, Lubusz, Podlaskie, Świętokrzyskie and Warmia-Masuria each accounted for no more than 3% of national GDP. Combined, those five regions generated about 11% of GDP while representing 12.8% of employment.
Warsaw is more than twice the national average per person
Average GDP per capita in Poland stood at PLN 97,786. In the Warsaw Capital Region it reached PLN 197,889, equivalent to 202.4% of the national average.
Lower Silesia recorded PLN 103,845 per person and Greater Poland PLN 102,459. Silesia was close to the national average at PLN 97,752. The lowest levels among the regions listed by GUS were recorded in Podkarpackie at PLN 70,899, Warmia-Masuria at PLN 69,118 and Lublin at PLN 69,026.
Lublin recorded the fastest nominal growth
At current prices, GDP increased fastest in Lublin, by 9.6%, followed by Warsaw Capital at 9.3% and Świętokrzyskie at 9.1%. Lesser Poland and Podkarpackie each recorded growth of 8.7%. Silesia had the slowest increase, at 3.8%.
These are nominal changes measured at current prices and should not be interpreted as real economic growth rates.
Services dominate the national value-added structure
The largest group in Poland’s gross value added consisted of trade, vehicle repair, transport, storage, accommodation, food services and information and communication, jointly accounting for 27.7%. Other services represented another 27%, industry 24%, finance, insurance and real estate 11%, construction 7.4% and agriculture 2.8%.
The structure differs significantly by region. In Warsaw Capital, the broad service group accounted for 33.9% of value added and finance, insurance and real estate for 16.6%, while industry represented only 13.5%. In the Mazowieckie Regional area industry accounted for 33% and agriculture 9.7%.
Industry also had a particularly strong position in Lower Silesia, at 30.7%, and in Silesia, at 29.8%.
Industry weakened while services expanded
National gross value added rose by 5.8% at current prices. Other services increased by 14.5%, finance, insurance and real estate by 9.7%, construction by 8.5% and the broad trade-and-transport group by 7.1%.
Industry declined by 5.1% and agriculture by 1%. GUS is expected to publish a broader revision and additional regional data in November 2026.
Source: Statistics Poland, preliminary regional accounts for 2024, published September 30, 2026.
