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    Sector-first investment decisions

    Evaluate the sector before selecting the location.

    Poland is not one investment proposition. Each sector requires a different view of talent, regulation, infrastructure, suppliers and execution risk.

    Investment lenses

    Start with the operating requirements.

    Verified evidence is shown where the uploaded source reports support it. Other sectors remain project-specific validation areas — not unsupported claims.

    Evidence available

    Business Services & GCC

    Which functions, languages and transformation mandate should the Poland operation own?

    • SSC / GBS
    • Finance and operations
    • Customer and specialist services

    500,500

    Professionals employed in Poland's business services centres (Q1 2026)

    2,179

    Business services centres operating in Poland (Q1 2026)

    Evidence available

    Technology & Digital

    Which engineering roles and product capabilities must be available in the selected location?

    • Software engineering
    • IT operations
    • Digital product delivery

    158,900

    Employment in IT business services centres (Q1 2026)

    990

    IT business services centres (Q1 2026)

    Evidence available

    R&D & Engineering

    What research, engineering and intellectual-property requirements shape the operating model?

    • Technical R&D
    • Product engineering
    • Knowledge-intensive work

    56,600

    Employment in R&D business services centres (Q1 2026)

    282

    R&D business services centres (Q1 2026)

    Evidence available

    Advanced Manufacturing

    Which supplier, site, utility and workforce conditions are critical for production?

    • Industrial production
    • Supply-chain integration
    • Site and incentive screening

    PLN 415.3 bn

    FDI stock in manufacturing (End-2025)

    +3.6%

    Growth in sold industrial production, January–July 2026 vs January–July 2025 (January–July 2026)

    Evidence available

    Defense & Aerospace

    Which security, export-control, procurement and local supply-chain requirements must be validated?

    • Regulated market entry
    • Supplier mapping
    • Operational compliance

    PLN 124.8 bn

    Defence spending in the 2026 state budget (2026 (plan, Budget Act))

    3

    Defence spending in the 2026 state budget, % of GDP (2026 (plan; GDP forecast PLN 4,160.2 bn))

    PLN 200.1 bn

    Defence financing planned for 2026, incl. Armed Forces Support Fund (2026 (budget plan))

    4.81

    Defence financing planned for 2026, incl. Armed Forces Support Fund (2026 (budget plan))

    PLN 118.6 bn

    Defence budget (part 29) executed in 2025 (2025 (actual))

    PLN 57.8 bn

    Armed Forces Support Fund (FWSZ) spending in 2025 (2025 (actual))

    120

    Defence contracts signed under the EU SAFE instrument (single procurement) (cumulative, as of 29 June 2026)

    Evidence available

    Healthcare & Life Sciences

    Which regulatory, clinical, quality and specialist-talent requirements govern the project?

    • Regulated operations
    • Medtech and pharma
    • Clinical and digital health

    8.9

    Current health expenditure (public + private), % of GDP (2025 (preliminary estimate))

    6.9

    Public current health expenditure, % of GDP (2025 (preliminary estimate))

    654

    Clinical trial applications submitted in Poland (2025)

    287,565.5

    Current health expenditure, 2024 (definitive) (2024 (definitive))

    221,187.8

    Public current health expenditure, 2024 (definitive) (2024 (definitive))

    Evidence available

    Energy & Cleantech

    What power, grid, permitting and decarbonisation conditions determine feasibility?

    • Energy availability
    • Industrial decarbonisation
    • Clean-technology projects

    37,777

    Installed renewable capacity in Poland (end of December 2025)

    50.04

    Renewables' share of installed power capacity (end of December 2025)

    24,808

    Installed solar PV capacity (2025)

    10,550

    Installed wind capacity (2025)

    31.41

    Renewables' share of electricity generation (2025)

    3,435

    Offshore wind capacity awarded in Poland's first offshore CfD auction (auction held 17 December 2025)

    64

    Planned transmission grid investment, 2025–2034 (2025–2034 (plan))

    12,099.48

    Solar PV capacity in the URE register (excluding prosumers) (as of 31 March 2026)

    11,362.75

    Wind capacity in the URE register (as of 31 March 2026)

    Evidence available

    Logistics & Industrial Real Estate

    Which customer corridors, transport modes and site parameters define the right hub?

    • Distribution networks
    • Industrial sites
    • European market access

    PLN 812.4 bn

    Polish goods exports in January–June 2026 (January–June 2026)

    75.1%

    Share of Polish goods exports going to EU markets (January–June 2026)

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