October 2011
Poland
                         
BASIC INDICATORS
Population (thousands, 2010)  38 187 Rank in world trade, 2010 Exports Imports
GDP (million current US$, 2010)  468 585 Merchandise  28 24
GDP (million current PPP US$, 2010)  754 097 excluding intra-EU trade - -
Current account balance (million US$, 2010) - 15 879 Commercial services 30 31
Trade per capita (US$, 2008-2010)  10 289 excluding intra-EU trade - -
Trade to GDP ratio (2008-2010)   82.4
Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Real GDP (2005=100)   126 5 2 4
Exports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   130 5 -9 6
Imports of goods and services (volume, 2005=100)   133 6 -14 7
                         
TRADE POLICY
WTO accession 1 July 1995 Contribution to WTO budget (%, 2011) 1.050
Trade Policy Review 6, 8 July 2011 Import duties collected
GPA accession  1 May 2004 in total tax revenue ...
Tariffs and duty free imports to total imports ...
Tariff binding coverage (%)    100 Number of notifications to WTO and measures in force 
MFN tariffs Final bound Applied 2010 Outstanding notifications in WTO Central Registry   18
Simple average of import duties Goods RTAs - services EIAs notified to WTO 31 - 10
All goods   5.0   5.1 Anti-dumping (30 June 2010) 149
Agricultural goods (AOA)   12.3   12.8 Countervailing duties (30 June 2010) 8
Non-agricultural goods   3.9   4.0 Safeguards (22 October 2010)   0
Non ad-valorem duties (% total tariff lines)   4.8   4.7 Number of disputes (complainant - defendant) 
MFN duty free imports (%, 2009) Requests for consultation 88 - 71
in agricultural goods (AOA)   41.1 Original panel / Appellate Body (AB) reports 34 - 32
in non-agricultural goods   51.4 Compliance panel / AB reports (Article 21.5 DSU) 4 - 4
Services sectors with GATS commitments   61 Arbitration awards (Article 22.6 DSU) 4 - 3
                         
MERCHANDISE TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010 2009 2010
Merchandise exports, f.o.b. (million US$)  155 752 12 -20 14
Merchandise imports, c.i.f. (million US$)  173 648 11 -28 16
2010  a 2010  a
Share in world total exports    1.02 Share in world total imports  1.13
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By main commodity group (ITS)   By main commodity group (ITS)
Agricultural products   12.2 Agricultural products 9.4
Fuels and mining products   8.6 Fuels and mining products 14.3
Manufactures   79.1 Manufactures 74.1
  By main destination   By main origin
1. European Union (27)   79.4 1. European Union (27)   61.6
2. Russian Federation   3.7 2. China   9.3
3. Ukraine   2.5 3. Russian Federation   8.6
4. Norway   1.9 4. Korea, Republic of   3.0
5. United States   1.8 5. United States   2.3
                         
COMMERCIAL SERVICES TRADE  Value Annual percentage change
2010   2005-2010   2009 2010
Commercial services exports (million US$)  32 400   15 -19 13
Commercial services imports (million US$)  28 781   13 -21 22
2010   2010
Share in world total exports   0.88   Share in world total imports 0.82
Breakdown in economy's total exports Breakdown in economy's total imports
  By principal services item   By principal services item
Transportation   27.1   Transportation 21.2
Travel   29.2   Travel 28.3
Other commercial services   43.7   Other commercial services 50.5
                         
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY 
Patent grants by patent office, 2009 Trademark registrations by office, 2009
Residents Non-residents  Total  Direct residents Direct non-residents Madrid  Total 
 1 536  2 422  3 958  8 731   889  3 415  13 035
                         
a  Breakdowns by destination/origin refer to 2009.