Poland in figures

Poland has stable economy and well-grounded macroeconomic position.

Unique conditions for running a business are supported by repeatedly confirmed resilience to economic crises.

Polish investment attractiveness derives from a number of factors:

• Ambitious and hard-working people. The main advantage of Poland are the inhabitants. Especially their ambition, motivation and professional ethics as well as unique initiative. Poland is the biggest country in Central-Eastern Europe 6th biggest in the EU.

• Diversified economy. A wide range of manufacturing, service and agricultural companies. It is not a problem to find partners in sectors like automotive, aviation, food processing electronics and finance.

• Macroeconomic stability. Healthy public finances and long-term predictability. Poland as the only country in the EU avoided recession and public finances are in much better condition than the EU average.

• Quality. Services and products offered are characterized as highly competitive and meet the highest quality standards.

• Transformation. New business opportunities derive from unique in European terms infrastructural modernisation - of the road and rail transportation, as well as the energy infrastructure.

• Vast internal market and free access to the European market. Over 38 million of consumers in Poland and free access to the EU market which covers 500 million consumers as well as easy access to Eastern European countries.

• Price competitiveness. Our advantage is high quality at competitive price.

Polish investment attractiveness is confirmed by the following facts:

• EUR 176 billion of FDI stock at the end of 2017(NBP),
• EY’s European Attractiveness Survey 2017 implies Poland as the 1st most attractive FDI destination in CEE (and 5th most attractive in Europe). Better scores were only attributed to UK, Germany, France and Spain.

Economic data:

• GDP per capita: 68% of the EU average,
• GDP value: USD 467.3 bn (current prices),
• Economic growth: 4.6% GDP growth in 2017
• Inflation at the end of 2017: 2.0%,
• Exports: USD 228.2 bn in 2017,
• Public debt/GDP: 54.1% (at the end of 2017)
• Unemployment rate 6.6% (at the end of 2017).

Other important information:

Actual reports on the macroeconomic situation of Poland:

• Information Bulletin - National Bank of Poland
• Poland in Figures - Central Statistical Office
• Statistical macroeconomic indicators - Central Statistical Office (annual, quarterly, monthly)
• Concise Yearbook of Poland - Central Statistical Office