Poland imported US$379.5 billion worth of products purchased from around the world in 2024.

That dollar amount results from a 49% acceleration in Polish spending compared to $254.7 billion in imports five years earlier in 2020.

Year over year, the dollar value of Poland’s imports slowed to a 2.2% gain from $371.4 billion during 2023.

Based on the average exchange rate for 2024, the Polish złoty appreciated by 5.5% against the US dollar from 2023 to 2024. Poland’s stronger local currency makes imports paid for in weaker US dollars relatively less expensive when converted starting from the Polish złoty.

Domestically, Poland’s inflation rate averaged 3.861% for 2024 down from an average 11.426% in 2023.

Poland’s Most Valuable Suppliers for Imported Products

The latest available country-specific data shows that 65.7% of products imported into Poland was furnished by exporters in: Germany (19.2% of the Polish total), mainland China (14.5%), United States of America (5%), Italy (4.7%), Netherlands (3.9%), France (3.5%), Czech Republic (3.2%), South Korea (2.9%), Saudi Arabia (2.25%), Spain (2.24%), Norway (2.2%) and Belgium (2.17%).

From a continental perspective, about three-fifths (60.1%) of Poland’s total imports by value was purchased from fellow European countries. Trade partners based in Asia supplied 31.2% of the value for import products bought by Poland.

Poland joined the European Union on May 1, 2004. Fellow EU members furnished over half (52.1%) of all imports sold to Poland in 2024.

Smaller percentages originated from North America (5.6%), Latin America (1.8%) excluding Mexico but including the Caribbean, Africa (1.2%), then Oceania (0.1%) led by Australia and New Zealand.

Given Poland’s population of 36.6 million people, its total $379.5 billion in 2024 imports translates to roughly $10,400 in yearly product demand from every person in the Central European country. That dollar metric surpasses the average $9,800 per capita one year earlier in 2023.

Poland’s Top 10 Imports

The following product groups represent the highest dollar value in Poland’s import purchases during 2024. Also shown is the percentage share each product category represents in terms of overall imports into Poland.

1. Machinery including computers: US$46.8 billion (12.3% of total imports)
2. Electrical machinery, equipment: $45.4 billion (12%)
3. Vehicles: $40 billion (10.5%)
4. Mineral fuels including oil: $28.8 billion (7.6%)
5. Plastics, plastic articles: $19.3 billion (5.1%)
6. Pharmaceuticals: $14.3 billion (3.8%)
7. Iron, steel: $12.2 billion (3.2%)
8. Optical, technical, medical apparatus: $8.5 billion (2.2%)
9. Clothing, accessories (not knit or crochet): $8.3 billion (2.2%)
10. Articles of iron or steel: $8 billion (2.1%)

Poland’s top 10 imports generated over three-fifths (61%) of the overall value of Polish product purchases from other countries.

Pharmaceuticals recorded the strongest increase in cost among Poland’s top 10 import categories, up by 26% from 2023 to 2024.

Polish spending on imported pharmaceuticals grew by 34.4% year over year.

In second place were Poland’s international purchases of unknitted and non-crocheted clothing or accessories via a 20.5% advance since 2023.

The other double-digit gainer was the import product category vehicles (up 10.2%).

The severest declining product categories were Poland’s imports of mineral fuels including oil (down -12.8% from 2023) then the metals iron and steel (down -8.3%).

Please note that the results listed above are at the 2-digit Harmonized Tariff System code level. Information below drills down at the more granular 4-digit level.

At the more detailed 4-digit HTS code level, Poland’s 10 biggest imported products are cars (5% of Poland’s imported total), crude oil (4%), automobile parts or accessories (3.2%), processed petroleum oils (2.3%), medication mixes in dosage (2.1%), phone devices including smartphones (1.9%), computers including optical readers (1.5%), computers including optical readers (1.5%), blood fractions including antisera (1.4%), turbo-jets (1.2%), and electronic integrated circuits and microassemblies (0.9%).

Combined, those 10 leading import products total over one-fifth (23.6%) of the total value for all Polish imports.

Poland’s Major Imports of Machinery Products

In 2024, Polish importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of machines including computers.

1. Computers, optical readers: US$5.8 billion (up 17.2% from 2023)
2. Turbo-jets: $4.7 billion (up 20.9%)
3. Piston engine parts: $3.1 billion (up 2.2%)
4. Computer parts, accessories: $2.85 billion (up 30.9%)
5. Transmission shafts, gears, clutches: $2.26 billion (up 3.5%)
6. Taps, valves, similar appliances: $24 billion (up 4.8%)
7. Air or vacuum pumps: $1.98 billion (up 2.7%)
8. Centrifuges, filters and purifiers: $1.78 billion (down -8%)
9. Liquid pumps and elevators: $1.61 billion (up 7%)
10. Miscellaneous machinery: $1.54 billion (down -2.7%)

Among these import subcategories, Polish purchases of computer parts, accessories (up 30.9%), turbo-jets (up 20.9%) then computers including optical readers (up 17.2%) grew at the fastest pace from 2023 to 2024.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported machinery among Polish businesses and consumers.

Poland’s Major Imports of Electrical Products

In 2024, Polish importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of electronic equipment including computers.

1. Phone devices including smartphones: US$7.2 billion (up 6.2% from 2023)
2. Integrated circuits/microassemblies: $3.5 billion (down -7.9%)
3. Insulated wire/cable: $2.9 billion (up 3.2%)
4. Electric storage batteries: $2.6 billion (down -23.9%)
5. Electrical converters/power units: $2.4 billion (down -4.6%)
6. TV receivers/monitors/projectors: $2.3 billion (up 4.1%)
7. Lower-voltage switches, fuses: $2.2 billion (down -5.7%)
8. Electric water or immersion heaters, space-heaters: $1.9 billion (up 15.2%)
9. TV/radio/radar device parts: $1.7 billion (up 11.8%)
10. Flat panel displays: $1.6 billion (up 17.8%)

Among these import subcategories, Polish purchases of flat panel displays (up 17.8%), electric water or immersion heaters and space-heaters (up 15.2%) then television, radio and radar device parts (up 11.8%) grew at the fastest pace from 2023 to 2024.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported electronics among Polish businesses and consumers.

Poland’s Major Imports of Vehicles and Related Products

In 2024, Polish importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of vehicles and related products.

1. Cars: US$18.8 billion (up 24.4% from 2023)
2. Automobile parts/accessories: $12 billion (up 2.9%)
3. Trucks: $2.5 billion (up 1.8%)
4. Tractors: $2.4 billion (down -24.4%)
5. Armored vehicles, tanks: $1.4 billion (up 109.8%)
6. Trailers: $1.2 billion (down -19.6%)
7. Motorcycle parts/accessories: $435.8 million (up 4.7%)
8. Motorcycles: $347.5 million (up 8.6%)
9. Public-transport vehicles: $267 million (up 31.7%)
10. Special purpose vehicles: $205.7 million (down -1.9%)

Among these import subcategories, Polish purchases of armored vehicles including tanks (up 109.8%), public-transport vehicles (up 31.7%) then cars (up 24.4%) grew at the fastest pace from 2023 to 2024.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported vehicles among Polish businesses and consumers.

Poland’s Major Imports of Mineral Fuels

In 2024, Polish importers spent the most on the following 10 subcategories of mineral fuels including oil.

1. Crude oil: US$15.2 billion (down -1% from 2023)
2. Processed petroleum oils: $8.7 billion (down -6.1%)
3. Petroleum gases: $1.6 billion (up 7.2%)
4. Electrical energy: $1.3 billion (down -49.1%)
5. Coal, solid fuels made from coal: $1.3 billion (down -64.5%)
6. Petroleum jelly, mineral waxes: $256 million (down -11%)
7. Petroleum oil residues: $155 million (down -9.6%)
8. Coal tar oils (high temperature distillation): $118.9 million (down -23.7%)
9. Coke, semi-coke: $66.4 million (up 30.1%)
10. Tar pitch, coke: $56.5 million (down -32.2%)

Among these import subcategories, Polish purchases of coke or semi-coke (up 30.1%) and petroleum gases (up 7.2%) grew from 2023 to 2024.

These amounts and the percentage gains within parenthesis clearly show where the strongest demand lies for different types of imported mineral fuels-related products among Polish businesses and consumers.
 

See also Poland’s Top Trading Partners, Poland’s Top 10 Exports, Czech Republic’s Top Trading Partners and Germany’s Top Trading Partners

Research Sources:
Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook Country Profiles, Central Intelligence Agency. Accessed on September 12, 2025

International Monetary Fund, Exchange Rates selected indicators (Domestic Currency per U.S. dollar, period average). Accessed on September 12, 2025

International Trade Centre, Trade Map. Accessed on September 12, 2025

Wikipedia, Poland. Accessed on September 12, 2025