Poland: Trade balance, percent of GDP

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 Poland

Trade balance as percent of GDP

 Latest value 6.09
 Year 2023
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1995 - 2023
 Average -0.70
 Min - Max -6.49 - 6.09
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 6.09 percent, an increase from 1.78 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is -3.03 percent, based on data from 137 countries. Historically, the average for Poland from 1995 to 2023 is -0.7 percent. The minimum value, -6.49 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 6.09 percent was recorded in 2023. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Poland - Trade balance, percent of GDP - historical chart - 1995-2023




The trade balance for Poland and other countries is calculated as the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services, as percent of GDP. A positive number means trade surplus and a negative number means trade deficit.
Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

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 Terms of trade 98.47 2021 percent
 Trade openness 109.54 2023 percent
 Financial openness 1.034 2021 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 57.81 2023 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 469.01 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 3.35 2023 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 51.72 2023 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 419.60 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 3.89 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 36.90 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 733.00 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 1.60 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars 12.69 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 6.09 2023 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 49.56 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 193.78 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.84 2023 percent
 Remittances 6,800.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -3,983.00 2023 million USD
 Foreign exchange reserves 835.74 9/2024 billion
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