Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Poland
Poland: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 1.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Poland, 1990–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Poland recorded 1.9% for foreign direct investment, net inflows in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 41.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Poland peaked at 6.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1990.
That places Poland 106th out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 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
- 103 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.1% compare
- 104 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.1% compare
- 105 Australia 2.0% compare
- 107 Palestine, State of 1.9% compare
- 108 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.9% compare
- 109 Eritrea 1.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Poland
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 13.36 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1789 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 5,084 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6727 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 19,117 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,607 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 10.25 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Poland?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Poland was 1.9% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1990.
- How does Poland rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Poland ranks 106th out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.