Machinery and transport equipment in Poland
Poland: Machinery and transport equipment was 21.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Machinery and transport equipment in Poland, 1963–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Poland recorded 21.8% for machinery and transport equipment in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.6% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Poland peaked at 28.3% in 1981 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1992.
That places Poland 34th out of 149 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 61 years of available data.
Machinery and transport equipment in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 16.4% | — |
| 1964 | 16.9% | +2.9% |
| 1965 | 17.0% | +0.9% |
| 1966 | 17.2% | +0.7% |
| 1967 | 17.1% | -0.1% |
| 1968 | 17.3% | +1.0% |
| 1969 | 17.3% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 18.2% | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 19.5% | +7.3% |
| 1972 | 19.8% | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 20.1% | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 19.7% | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 19.8% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 19.6% | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 23.5% | +20.4% |
| 1978 | 24.7% | +4.9% |
| 1979 | 25.6% | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 25.0% | -2.4% |
| 1981 | 28.3% | +13.6% |
| 1982 | 22.9% | -19.1% |
| 1983 | 21.7% | -5.4% |
| 1984 | 21.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | +5.7% |
| 1986 | 22.8% | -1.0% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 24.0% | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | -16.1% |
| 1990 | 19.4% | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | -17.2% |
| 1992 | 13.9% | -13.7% |
| 1993 | 14.5% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 18.0% | +24.3% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 18.2% | +8.8% |
| 1997 | 16.7% | -7.8% |
| 1998 | 16.2% | -3.1% |
| 1999 | 17.7% | +9.2% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 15.0% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 14.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +5.7% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +20.2% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 24.0% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 23.7% | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 23.2% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 22.4% | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 22.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 20.9% | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 20.2% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 18.2% | -9.5% |
| 2023 | 21.8% | +19.6% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 21.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 20.4%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Poland's 21.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18.9%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.0% | 16.4% | 17.3% | 7 |
| 1970s | 21.0% | 18.2% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.3% | 20.1% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 13.9% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.5% | 14.6% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.4% | 22.4% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.3% | 18.2% | 21.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More economy & growth data for Poland
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.38 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 229.86 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 20.03 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -2.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 549.65 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 21.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2625 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 7,460 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is machinery and transport equipment in Poland?
- Machinery and transport equipment in Poland was 21.8% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.3% in 1981.
- What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1992.
- How does Poland rank for machinery and transport equipment?
- Poland ranks 34th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
- Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).