Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Poland
Poland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was 1.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Poland, 1990–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Poland stood at 1.9%.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Poland peaked at 6.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
Poland ranks 104th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.1% | — |
| 1991 | 0.3% | +152.3% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | +111.2% |
| 1993 | 1.8% | +148.5% |
| 1994 | 1.7% | -5.2% |
| 1995 | 2.6% | +51.4% |
| 1996 | 2.8% | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +9.7% |
| 1998 | 3.6% | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 4.3% | +19.2% |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +24.4% |
| 2001 | 3.0% | -45.2% |
| 2002 | 2.0% | -30.8% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +20.0% |
| 2004 | 5.4% | +120.2% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -33.5% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +72.6% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 2.7% | -53.3% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | +16.9% |
| 2010 | 3.9% | +24.0% |
| 2011 | 3.6% | -9.5% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | -57.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -83.1% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +1386.9% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | -14.4% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +15.8% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -37.7% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +40.8% |
| 2019 | 3.2% | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +5.1% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +64.2% |
| 2022 | 6.0% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | -26.9% |
| 2024 | 2.2% | -48.8% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 0.1% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.0% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 0.3% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 1.9% | 6.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 101 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.1% compare
- 102 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.1% compare
- 103 Australia 2.0% compare
- 105 Palestine, State of 1.9% compare
- 106 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.9% compare
- 107 Eritrea 1.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Poland
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 12,197 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 6.98 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.2584 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 7,343 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 1.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 0.9716 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 27,612 current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.175 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 4,972 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Poland?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Poland was 1.9% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Poland ranks 104th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.