Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Poland
Poland: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 88.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Poland, 1970–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Poland recorded 88.9% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Poland peaked at 93.6% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 1986.
Poland ranks 26th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 89.0% | — |
| 1971 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 91.7% | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 93.6% | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 92.0% | -1.7% |
| 1975 | 84.9% | -7.7% |
| 1976 | 85.4% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 87.3% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 84.3% | -3.5% |
| 1980 | 83.5% | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 80.9% | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 77.6% | -4.1% |
| 1983 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 79.0% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 77.6% | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 75.4% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 81.3% | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 83.3% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 84.8% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 88.2% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +5.5% |
| 1992 | 86.9% | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 87.5% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 90.1% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 90.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 89.3% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 88.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 91.0% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 91.9% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 91.6% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 92.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 92.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 91.7% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 91.1% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 90.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 90.2% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 90.1% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 90.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 89.1% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 90.3% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 91.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 91.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.2% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 88.9% | -1.5% |
Poland compared with similar countries
- Poland's 88.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 80.7%, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Poland's 88.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.1%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.3% | 84.3% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 80.1% | 75.4% | 84.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.7% | 86.9% | 93.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.3% | 90.1% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.5% | 89.1% | 91.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.2% | 88.9% | 91.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Poland
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 merchandise exports to high-income economies in Poland?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Poland was 88.9% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 1973.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 1986.
- How does Poland rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Poland ranks 26th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.