International tourism, expenditures in Poland
Poland: International tourism, expenditures was 1.9% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Poland, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total imports.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Poland stood at 1.9%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 43.4% on the previous year and down 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Poland peaked at 17.3% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 1.9%, in 2020.
That places Poland 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of total imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 17.3% | — |
| 1996 | 15.4% | -11.0% |
| 1997 | 12.6% | -18.1% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | -31.1% |
| 1999 | 7.3% | -16.1% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | -18.3% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 5.4% | -11.8% |
| 2003 | 4.2% | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | +26.4% |
| 2005 | 5.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 5.5% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 4.6% | -17.2% |
| 2008 | 4.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 4.7% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.4% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 3.7% | -16.2% |
| 2012 | 4.0% | +8.5% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -4.5% |
| 2019 | 3.4% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | -43.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.3% | 7.3% | 17.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.2% | 6.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 146 Luxembourg 2.0% compare
- 147 South Africa 2.0% compare
- 148 Finland 2.0% compare
- 150 Ethiopia 1.9% compare
- 151 Kazakhstan 1.9% compare
- 152 Guatemala 1.8% 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 international tourism, expenditures in Poland?
- International tourism, expenditures in Poland was 1.9% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.3% in 1995.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.9% in 2020.
- How does Poland rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Poland ranks 149th out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (% of total imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Their share in imports is calculated as a ratio to imports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.