Poland is a flourishing place for foreign investors. Especially because of a large number of inhabitants, diversified economy in terms of sectors and easy access to Eastern and Western Europe and ambitious employees.
Poland with a population of over 38.5 million inhabitants, is the largest country in CEE. In terms of population Poland is located on the 34th place among the world’s countries and on the 6th among the EU countries.
Polish economy may be briefly depicted as:
- being robust and resilient to external shocks – mainly due to the country’s significant internal market and diversified export structure
- offering safe environment for undertaking economic activity and long-term planning (stable prices, permanent GDP growth – 4,5% in 2011 and 1,9% in 2012)
Basic macroeconomic indicators Poland 2009-2016
| Indicator | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013f | 2014f | 2015f | 2016f |
| GDP (current prices, billion zł) | 1 344,5 | 1 416,6 | 1 528,1 | 1 595,3 | 1 636,6 | 1 710,1 | 1 808,9 | 1 921,4 |
| GDP (real change in %) | 1,6 | 3,9 | 4,5 | 1,9 | 1,1 | 2,3 | 3,3 | 3,6 |
| GDP per capita (zł) | 35 227 | 37 083 | 39 652 | 41 390 | 42 452 | 44 355 | 46 919 | 49 841 |
| Private consumption (real growth,%) | 2,1 | 3,2 | 2,6 | 0,8 | 0,6 | 1,6 | 2,6 | 3,0 |
| Inflation (year on year, %) | 3,5 | 2,6 | 4,3 | 3,7 | 1,2 | 2,1 | 2,1 | 2,4 |
| Unemployment (annual average, %) | 8,2 | 9,6 | 9,6 | 10,1 | 11,1 | 11,6 | 11,5 | 10,6 |
| Average monthly salary | 3 103 | 3 225 | 3 404 | 3 522 | 3 627 | 3 759 | 3 928 | 4 113 |
| The proportion of urban population (%) | 61,0 | 60,9 | 60,7 | 60,6 | —- | —- | —- | —- |
| Exchange rate €/zł | 4,33 | 3,99 | 4,12 | 4,19 | 4,18 | 4,05 | 3,90 | 3,90 |
f – forecast
Source: Central Statistical Office, Eurostat