Economy - overview:
Poland has pursued a policy of economic liberalization since 1990 and Poland's economy was the only country in the European Union to avoid a recession through the 2008-09 economic downturn. Although EU membership and access to EU structural funds have provided a major boost to the economy since 2004, GDP per capita remains significantly below the EU everage while unemployment continues to exceed the EU average. The government of Prime Minister Donald TUSK steered the Polish economy through the economic downturn by skillfully managing public finances without stifling economic growth and adopted controversial pension and tax reforms to further shore up public finances. Poland's economic performance could improve over the longer term if the country addresses some of the remaining deficiencies in its road and rail infrastructure and its business environment. An inefficient commercial court system, a rigid labor code, bureaucratic red tape, burdensome tax system, and persistent low-level corruption keep the private sector from performing up to its full potential.
GDP (purchasing power parity): GDP (official exchange rate): GDP - real growth rate: GDP - per capita (PPP): GDP - composition by sector: Labor force: Labor force - by occupation: Unemployment rate: Population below poverty line: Household income or consumption by percentage share: Distribution of family income - Gini index: Investment (gross fixed): Budget: Taxes and other revenues: Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-): Public debt: Inflation rate (consumer prices): Central bank discount rate: Commercial bank prime lending rate: Stock of narrow money: Stock of broad money: Stock of domestic credit: Market value of publicly traded shares: Agriculture - products: Industries: Industrial production growth rate: Current account balance: Exports: Exports - commodities: Exports - partners: Imports: Imports - commodities: Imports - partners: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold: Debt - external: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad: Exchange rates: Fiscal year:
NOTE: 1) The information regarding Poland on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Poland Economy 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Poland Economy 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.
$802 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 21
note:
data are in 2012 US dollars
[see also: GDP country ranks ]
$470.4 billion (2012 est.)
[see also: GDP (official exchange rate) country ranks ]
2.4% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 133
[see also: GDP - real growth rate country ranks ]
$21,000 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 61
note:
data are in 2012 US dollars
[see also: GDP - per capita country ranks ]
agriculture: 3.5%
[see also: GDP - composition by sector - agriculture country ranks ]
industry:
34.2%
services:
62.3% (2012 est.)
17.92 million (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 34
[see also: Labor force country ranks ]
agriculture: 17.4%
[see also: Labor force - by occupation - agriculture country ranks ]
industry:
29.2%
services:
53.4% (2005)
12.6% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 131
[see also: Unemployment rate country ranks ]
17% (2003 est.)
[see also: Population below poverty line country ranks ]
lowest 10%: 3.3%
[see also: Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10% country ranks ]
highest 10%:
27.1% (2009 est.)
34.2 (2008)
country comparison to the world: 89
[see also: Distribution of family income - Gini index country ranks ]
20.3% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 93
[see also: Investment (gross fixed) country ranks ]
revenues: $89.47 billion
[see also: Budget revenues country ranks ]
expenditures:
$99.54 billion (2012 est.)
19% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 167
[see also: Taxes and other revenues country ranks ]
-2.1% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 75
[see also: Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) country ranks ]
53.8% of GDP (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 55
note:
data cover general government debt, and includes debt instruments issued (or owned) by government entities other than the treasury; the data include treasury debt held by foreign entities, the data include subnational entities, as well as intra-governmental debt; intra-governmental debt consists of treasury borrowings from surpluses in the social funds, such as for retirement, medical care, and unemployment; debt instruments for the social funds are not sold at public auctions
[see also: Public debt country ranks ]
3.6% (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 105
[see also: Inflation rate (consumer prices) country ranks ]
4% (31 December 2010 est.)
country comparison to the world: 97
[see also: Central bank discount rate country ranks ]
8.6% (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 112
[see also: Commercial bank prime lending rate country ranks ]
$152.8 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 24
[see also: Stock of narrow money country ranks ]
$293.4 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 33
[see also: Stock of broad money country ranks ]
$335.4 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 33
[see also: Stock of domestic credit country ranks ]
$138.2 billion (31 December 2011)
country comparison to the world: 35
[see also: Market value of publicly traded shares country ranks ]
potatoes, fruits, vegetables, wheat; poultry, eggs, pork, dairy
machine building, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages, textiles
6.9% (2011 est.)
country comparison to the world: 44
[see also: Industrial production growth rate country ranks ]
-$18.29 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 180
[see also: Current account balance country ranks ]
$192.3 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 28
[see also: Exports country ranks ]
machinery and transport equipment 37.8%, intermediate manufactured goods 23.7%, miscellaneous manufactured goods 17.1%, food and live animals 7.6%
Germany 26.8%, UK 6.6%, Czech Republic 6.4%, France 6.3%, Italy 5.5%, Netherlands 4.5%, Russia 4.2% (2011)
$206.5 billion (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 26
[see also: Imports country ranks ]
machinery and transport equipment 38%, intermediate manufactured goods 21%, chemicals 15%, minerals, fuels, lubricants, and related materials 9%
Germany 28.7%, Russia 10.3%, Netherlands 5.9%, Italy 5.3%, China 5.3%, France 4.4%, Czech Republic 4.3% (2011)
$99.93 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 22
[see also: Reserves of foreign exchange and gold country ranks ]
$310.2 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 29
[see also: Debt - external country ranks ]
$194.9 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 23
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - at home country ranks ]
$44.89 billion (31 December 2012 est.)
country comparison to the world: 37
[see also: Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad country ranks ]
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