Proposed
Automotive & mobility
Supplier and component capacity integrated with DACH OEM supply chains.
Germany, Austria & Switzerland → Poland → Europe
DACH–Poland Investment Gateway
Industrial capacity and engineering next door to the DACH region.
Bilateral economic snapshot
Germany, Austria & Switzerland and Poland in numbers
€180.43 bn
Germany–Poland bilateral goods trade (turnover), 2025
€99.90 bn
German goods exports to Poland, 2025
€80.53 bn
German goods imports from Poland, 2025
#5
Poland's rank among Germany's trading partners by goods turnover, 2025
€7.40 bn
Polish goods exports to Austria, 2025
€5.39 bn
Polish goods imports from Austria, 2025
€11.64 bn
Austrian direct investment in Poland, end-2024
Data currently being verified
German direct investment stock in Poland
Deutsche BundesbankSwitzerland–Poland trade and direct investment
Swiss National Bank / FOCBS
No figure is shown until it has been checked against the original release.
Goods trade is never presented as total trade; investment positions are stocks, not annual flows; currencies are shown as published, without conversion. Figures are reviewed manually and are not updated automatically. See our methodology.
Economic relationship
Why Poland is relevant to your market
According to Destatis preliminary results, Poland was Germany's fifth-largest trading partner by combined goods trade in 2025.
Austrian and Swiss goods-trade figures are final 2025 data from Statistics Poland (GUS), Yearbook of Foreign Trade Statistics 2026. Direct-investment stock remains from National Bank of Poland data as published in the Ministry of Development and Technology country notes. Switzerland has its own gateway page.
Official context
- Austria has been a member of the European Union since 1 January 1995 and uses the euro. European Union — Austria
German exports to Poland€99.90 bn
German imports from Poland€80.53 bn
Source: Destatis, Ranking of Germany's trading partners 2025, preliminary, 20 February 2026. Goods only; excludes services.
Why Poland
Poland-wide evidence
Shared indicators from the Poland FDI evidence library. Full context in Why Poland.
3.5%
GDP growth forecast (2026)
PLN 1.51 tn
Foreign direct investment stock in Poland (End-2025)
500,500
Professionals employed in Poland's business services centres (Q1 2026)
345
Higher-education institutions recorded in the POL-on system (Academic year 2025/26)
Priority sectors
Where the business rationale is strongest
“Documented” means the relationship is described by an official source; “Proposed” is an opportunity hypothesis to validate.
Proposed
Industry 4.0, robotics & automation
Automated production and engineering close to DACH plants.
Proposed
Chemicals & pharmaceuticals
Production and quality operations within the EU.
Proposed
Precision engineering
Engineering and machining capability.
Proposed
Industrial R&D
Engineering centres supporting DACH product development.
Execution
How Poland FDI helps
- 1. Investment strategy and opportunity screening
- 2. Location selection
- 3. Investment incentives and public support navigation
- 4. Local ecosystem and partner identification
- 5. Establishment and operational setup (with specialist partners where required)
- 6. Talent and leadership acquisition
- 7. R&D, GCC and industrial expansion
- 8. Long-term investment scaling
Risks
Considerations before you commit
- Labour availability and wage growth vary strongly by city and role; validate the talent pool for your exact profiles.
- Grid connection capacity and energy costs can constrain energy-intensive or large industrial projects.
- Tax, incentive and state-aid eligibility depends on project parameters and must be confirmed case by case.
- Competition for engineers in western Polish regions near the German border can be intense.
No investment is risk-free. Every case should be validated against your own requirements.
Questions
Frequently asked
Is the Germany–Poland figure total trade?
No. €180.43 billion is preliminary 2025 goods trade (exports plus imports) from Destatis; it excludes services.
Are Austria and Switzerland covered?
Yes, as part of the DACH gateway. Austrian goods-trade and direct-investment figures from Polish official statistics are shown above; Switzerland also has its own gateway page.
Sources & methodology
Primary sources
Primary sources (9)
| Institution | Indicator | Period | Published | Source | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destatis (Federal Statistical Office of Germany) | Germany–Poland bilateral goods trade (turnover), 2025 | 2025 (preliminary) | 20 February 2026 | Open | Verified 13 October 2026 |
| Destatis (Federal Statistical Office of Germany) | German goods exports to Poland, 2025 | 2025 (preliminary) | 20 February 2026 | Open | Verified 13 October 2026 |
| Destatis (Federal Statistical Office of Germany) | German goods imports from Poland, 2025 | 2025 (preliminary) | 20 February 2026 | Open | Verified 13 October 2026 |
| Destatis (Federal Statistical Office of Germany) | Poland's rank among Germany's trading partners by goods turnover, 2025 | 2025 (preliminary) | 20 February 2026 | Open | Verified 13 October 2026 |
| Statistics Poland (GUS) | Polish goods exports to Austria, 2025 | 2025 | October 2026 | Open | Verified 31 October 2026 |
| Statistics Poland (GUS) | Polish goods imports from Austria, 2025 | 2025 | October 2026 | Open | Verified 31 October 2026 |
| Polish Ministry of Development and Technology (data: Statistics Poland and National Bank of Poland) | Austrian direct investment in Poland, end-2024 | End-2024 | June 2026 | Open | Verified 31 October 2026 |
| Deutsche Bundesbank | German direct investment stock in Poland | — | — | Open | Being verified |
| Swiss National Bank / FOCBS | Switzerland–Poland trade and direct investment | — | — | Open | Being verified |
Goods trade is never presented as total trade; investment positions are stocks, not annual flows; currencies are shown as published, without conversion. Figures are reviewed manually and are not updated automatically. See our methodology.
