Poland's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) was 92.87 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 148.2% from 37.42 billion in 2015 (9.52% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 92.87 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 82.96 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 37.42 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 132.42 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | 37.42 billion | 2015 |
| Average since 2016 | 73.85 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 37.42 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Poland's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) fell 10.3% on 2024 (from 103.51 billion to 92.87 billion).
Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2024), the average change was +19.1% and a typical year strayed about 45.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 112.1% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 38.2% in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 6.97 billion a year. A straight line explains 54% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Poland had the 15th highest value of the 95 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Poland in the 2025 ranking
- Singapore — 12th of 95: 169.69 billion
- Côte d'Ivoire — 13th of 95: 114.86 billion
- Netherlands — 14th of 95: 99.59 billion
- Germany — 16th of 95: 91.67 billion
- Uruguay — 17th of 95: 91.6 billion
- Djibouti — 18th of 95: 69.05 billion
What this measures
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 11 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 92,874,200,000 |
| 2024 | 103,511,400,000 |
| 2023 | 132,415,400,000 |
| 2022 | 62,436,600,000 |
| 2021 | 51,273,900,000 |
| 2020 | 82,964,600,000 |
| 2019 | 68,859,700,000 |
| 2018 | 44,510,000,000 |
| 2017 | 48,841,800,000 |
| 2016 | 50,764,100,000 |
External balance on goods and services (constant LCU) in nearby economies
More economic policy & debt data for Poland
- Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing) — 21.83% (2023)
- Other manufacturing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 51.56% (2023)
- Textiles and clothing (% of value added in manufacturing) — 2.17% (2023)
- Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing) — 18.5% (2023)
- Chemicals (% of value added in manufacturing) — 5.95% (2023)
- Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 4.53% (2021)
- Adjusted savings, net forest depletion (current US$) — US$0 (2021)
- Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$1.13 billion (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Poland's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU)?
- 92.87 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2015?
- It is up 148.2% from 37.42 billion in 2015 (9.52% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 132.42 billion in 2023 and the lowest 37.42 billion in 2015.
- How does Poland rank?
- 15th highest of 95 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) unusual for Poland?
- In 2025, Poland's external balance on goods and services (constant LCU) fell 10.3% on 2024 (from 103.51 billion to 92.87 billion). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2024), the average change was +19.1% and a typical year strayed about 45.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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