Merchandise trade in Poland
Poland: Merchandise trade was 80.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Poland, 1990–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Poland recorded 80.6% for merchandise trade in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Poland peaked at 106.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1992.
That places Poland 51st out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Poland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 39.2% | — |
| 1991 | 37.6% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | -7.0% |
| 1993 | 35.7% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 36.0% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 36.4% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 42.6% | +11.2% |
| 1998 | 43.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 42.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 46.7% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 44.9% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 48.3% | +7.5% |
| 2003 | 55.8% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 64.3% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | +10.4% |
| 2007 | 71.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 64.9% | -8.4% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 75.6% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 79.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 85.2% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 89.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 88.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +12.1% |
| 2022 | 106.6% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 92.5% | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 83.4% | -9.9% |
| 2025 | 80.6% | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.7% | 35.0% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.8% | 44.9% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.9% | 70.6% | 89.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.8% | 80.6% | 106.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Poland
- 48 Guinea 82.7% compare
- 49 Faroe Islands 80.8% compare
- 50 Sint Maarten 80.7% compare
- 52 Syrian Arab Republic 79.2% compare
- 53 Austria 77.7% compare
- 54 Mozambique 77.5% compare
More private sector data for Poland
- 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$), annual growth rate 8.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 11,552 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Poland?
- Merchandise trade in Poland was 80.6% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 106.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1992.
- How does Poland rank for merchandise trade?
- Poland ranks 51st out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.