Two-way investment brief
Australia–Poland
Poland direct investment in Australia
A$2 m
Total Poland investment in Australia
A$25.1 bn
Australian direct investment in Poland
—
Total Australian investment in Poland
A$2.2 bn
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Poland in Australia
- Australia in Poland
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Poland → Australia
- Australia → Poland
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Poland trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$2.1 bn
Goods exports to Poland, 2025
A$188 m
Goods imports from Poland, 2025
A$1.9 bn
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Poland
- Imports from Poland
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Poland
- Imports from Poland
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Poland’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 3.0% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 2.4% | 2.6% |
| Inflation | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.9% |
| Unemployment rate | 2.9% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3.4% | 3.5% |
| Current account, % GDP | 0.3% | −0.7% | −1.1% | −0.9% | −0.6% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −6.5% | −7.0% | −6.7% | −6.4% | −5.7% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 55.1% | 58.8% | 65.7% | 69.6% | 71.6% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Poland
- —
- New Australian FDI in Poland
- A$7 m
- Direct investment income paid to investors
- —
- Direct investment income earned by Australians
- —
Poland globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- $10.0 bn · 29th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- $20.0 bn
- GDP, 2025
- $1.04 tn
- Region · income
- Europe & Central Asia · High income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.