Data sources

The data comes from the “Business Environment Assessment Study” conducted using the CAWI method among 1,290 decision-makers of companies in Poland between July 31 and August 25, 2023, unless otherwise indicated.


Economic indicators and employment conditions in Poland


Poland compared to EU countries

  • Employment rate – Q1 2023, Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
  • Registered unemployment – ​​June 2023, Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat Minimum wage – Q2 2023, Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
  • Labor costs, salaries per hour – 2022, Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
  • Employer’s cost in addition to the employee’s gross salary – 2022, Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
  • Inflation level – July 2023, Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Investments in Poland in numbers

  • Total value of liabilities due to foreign direct investments in Poland at the end of 2021 – Zagraniczne inwestycje bezpośrednie w Polsce w 2021 roku, NBP. https://nbp.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/zib_2021_n.pdf 
  • The value of FDI in 2021 that went to economic entities from the industrial processing sector – Zagraniczne inwestycje bezpośrednie w Polsce w 2021 roku, NBP. https://nbp.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/zib_2021_n.pdf 
  • Value of FDI in 2021 that went to business entities from the professional, scientific and technical activity sector – Zagraniczne inwestycje bezpośrednie w Polsce w 2021 roku, NBP. https://nbp.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/zib_2021_n.pdf 
  • The value of FDI in 2021 that went to economic entities engaged in commercial activities – Zagraniczne inwestycje bezpośrednie w Polsce w 2021 roku, NBP. https://nbp.pl/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/zib_2021_n.pdf 
  • Employment growth in service centers in Poland last year (2021 – Q1 2022) – Sektor nowoczesnych usług biznesowych w Polsce 2022, ABSL. 
  • Total number of service centers in Poland in Q1 2022 – Sektor nowoczesnych usług biznesowych w Polsce 2022, ABSL. 
  • The value of planned projects in Poland declared by investors in 2022 – Podsumowanie wyników PSI w 2022 roku, Ministerstwo Rozwoju i Technologii

Infrastructure

  • Infrastructure Distances from cities – Google Maps, https://www.google.com/maps

Office space

  • Data Cushman & Wakefield, 2023

Educational potential

Employment potential

Evaluation of the location as a place to live