Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Poland
Poland: Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) was 0.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 0.3% for current account balance as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
That represents a change of down 80.2% on the previous year and up 110.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Poland peaked at 2.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, -6.7%, in 2008.
Poland ranks 82nd of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Poland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -6.0% | — |
| 2001 | -3.1% | -48.2% |
| 2002 | -2.8% | -10.4% |
| 2003 | -2.5% | -9.8% |
| 2004 | -6.0% | +138.4% |
| 2005 | -3.3% | -44.6% |
| 2006 | -4.6% | +40.7% |
| 2007 | -6.7% | +43.8% |
| 2008 | -6.7% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | -3.9% | -41.5% |
| 2010 | -5.2% | +31.0% |
| 2011 | -5.1% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | -4.1% | -19.5% |
| 2013 | -2.0% | -51.8% |
| 2014 | -3.0% | +50.0% |
| 2015 | -1.3% | -55.4% |
| 2016 | -1.1% | -19.4% |
| 2017 | -1.2% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | -2.0% | +65.7% |
| 2019 | -0.3% | -86.1% |
| 2020 | 2.4% | -978.7% |
| 2021 | -1.3% | -154.3% |
| 2022 | -2.3% | +74.8% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -167.6% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -80.2% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.6%, 19% of the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Poland's 0.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is -0.7%. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%) in Poland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +978.7% | -0.3% | 2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -4.6% | -6.7% | -2.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | -2.5% | -5.2% | -0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -2.3% | 2.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More economy & growth data for Poland
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 18 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0056 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 159.43 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.0061 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0041 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 116.42 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 113.13 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Poland?
- Current account balance as a proportion of gdp in Poland was 0.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest current account balance as a proportion of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.7% in 2008.
- How does Poland rank for current account balance as a proportion of gdp?
- Poland ranks 82nd out of 205 countries with data for 2024.
- Is current account balance as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Current account balance as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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