Poland's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) was 111.8 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 198.77% from 37.42 billion in 2015 (11.57% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 111.8 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 132.53 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 37.42 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 195.96 billion | 2023 |
| Lowest | -67.58 billion | 2008 |
| Average since 2016 | 96.29 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 7.46 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Poland's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 34.35 billion on 2024 (from 146.14 billion to 111.8 billion).
Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2024), the average change was +4.78 billion and a typical year strayed about 37.12 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 143.75 billion in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 49.81 billion in 2024. 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 10.66 billion a year. A straight line explains 42% 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 33rd highest value of the 137 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
- Netherlands — 30th of 137: 132.32 billion
- Djibouti — 31st of 137: 120.74 billion
- Malaysia — 32nd of 137: 112.06 billion
- Germany — 34th of 137: 105.34 billion
- Peru — 35th of 137: 97.04 billion
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 36th of 137: 95.62 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 31 values
| Year | External balance on goods and services (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 111,795,000,000 |
| 2024 | 146,144,000,000 |
| 2023 | 195,955,000,000 |
| 2022 | 52,209,000,000 |
| 2021 | 85,213,000,000 |
| 2020 | 132,528,000,000 |
| 2019 | 84,337,000,000 |
| 2018 | 43,439,000,000 |
| 2017 | 56,294,000,000 |
| 2016 | 54,989,000,000 |
External balance on goods and services (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Albania — -145.93 billion (2025)
- Armenia — -623.38 billion (2025)
- Austria — 12.23 billion (2025)
- Azerbaijan — 8.02 billion (2025)
- Belarus — -5.58 billion (2025)
- Belgium — -12.95 billion (2025)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — -7.42 billion (2025)
- Bulgaria — -1.2 billion (2025)
- Croatia — -4.69 billion (2025)
- Cyprus
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$1.13 billion (2021)
- Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Poland's external balance on goods and services (current LCU)?
- 111.8 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1995?
- It is up 1,400% from 7.46 billion in 1995 (9.45% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 195.96 billion in 2023 and the lowest -67.58 billion in 2008.
- How does Poland rank?
- 33rd highest of 137 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in external balance on goods and services (current LCU) unusual for Poland?
- In 2025, Poland's external balance on goods and services (current LCU) fell 34.35 billion on 2024 (from 146.14 billion to 111.8 billion). Across the 29 yearly changes before that (1996 to 2024), the average change was +4.78 billion and a typical year strayed about 37.12 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.RSB.GNFS.CN, 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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