Insurance and financial services in Poland
Poland: Insurance and financial services was 5.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Insurance and financial services in Poland, 1976–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
In 2025, insurance and financial services in Poland stood at 5.2%.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, insurance and financial services in Poland peaked at 18.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.
Poland ranks 117th of 197 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.
Insurance and financial services in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.1% | — |
| 1977 | 2.7% | -14.1% |
| 1978 | 2.4% | -11.5% |
| 1979 | 2.3% | -4.0% |
| 1980 | 2.0% | -10.8% |
| 1981 | 1.8% | -11.3% |
| 1982 | 2.5% | +39.4% |
| 1983 | 2.0% | -20.2% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | -18.4% |
| 1985 | 1.5% | -7.3% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +21.5% |
| 1987 | 1.6% | -14.3% |
| 1988 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 1.0% | -36.0% |
| 1991 | 1.6% | +69.1% |
| 1992 | 0.7% | -57.3% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +48.1% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | +838.3% |
| 1995 | 13.6% | +40.6% |
| 1996 | 14.9% | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | +23.1% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | -25.5% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | -56.2% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +33.3% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | -25.0% |
| 2003 | 6.5% | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 5.0% | -23.1% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | -19.9% |
| 2007 | 5.2% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +10.8% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 8.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | -6.3% |
| 2013 | 6.4% | -18.4% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 6.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -14.5% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 4.8% | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 5.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 5.3% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 5.3% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 5.2% | -1.7% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 5.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 6.4%, 82% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Poland's 5.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.2%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Insurance and financial services 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +838.3% | 1.0% | 9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.6% | 2.3% | 3.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 0.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 4.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.4% | 4.6% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.1% | 4.8% | 5.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 114 Croatia 5.3% compare
- 115 Tuvalu 5.2% compare
- 116 French Polynesia 5.2% compare
- 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.8% compare
- 119 Vanuatu 4.8% compare
- 120 Switzerland 4.8% compare
More private sector data for Poland
- Merchandise trade 80.6% (2025)
- Food imports 9.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 76.6% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 420.91 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 14.9% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 78.1% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 413.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 11,360 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3997 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is insurance and financial services in Poland?
- Insurance and financial services in Poland was 5.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest insurance and financial services recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest insurance and financial services recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
- How does Poland rank for insurance and financial services?
- Poland ranks 117th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is insurance and financial services rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Financial services covers services related to financial intermediation, financial risk management, liquidity transformation or auxiliary financial activities. It also includes insurance and pension scheme services which are services related to providing life insurance and annuities, non-life insurance, reinsurance, pensions, standardised guarantees and auxiliary services to insurance, pension schemes, and standardised guarantee schemes. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.