Poland's economy could overtake Japan's in GDP per capita expressed in PPP terms this year. To stay in the race, it needs to invest in automation, robotics and AI. The Polish economy has practically doubled in size in the past two decades

Poland, the largest economy in Eastern Europe, is poised to overtake Japan, one of the world's most developed economies, in GDP per capita adjusted for purchasing power parity, a measure that allows comparisons between countries based on purchasing power. Poland, a former socialist economy, has made it to the top, and analysts are trying to understand what can be done to keep the rise going.