Approximately 17,000 companies with foreign capital have chosen to operate in Poland.
Number of entities with foreign participation active in Poland
| Country of origin |
Number of companies |
| Germany |
5666 |
| The Netherlands |
1807 |
| France |
1017 |
| Italy |
942 |
| UK |
777 |
| USA |
757 |
| Austria |
710 |
Source: Central Statistical Office, 2006
Apart from 1,2m people working for inward investors in Poland, only in 2006 these companies reinvested their profits in Poland at the level of 5,5bn USD.
The flow of FDI to Poland is presented below:
| |
1996 |
1997 |
1998 |
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| FDI inflow in USD bn |
4.5 |
4.9 |
6.4 |
7.3 |
9.3 |
5.7 |
4.1 |
4.2 |
12.9 |
9.9 |
19.2 |
| Cumulative FDI value at the end of the year |
11.5 |
14.6 |
22.5 |
26.1 |
34.2 |
41.0 |
45.1 |
49.3 |
62.2 |
73 |
124.5 |
Source: National Bank of Poland, 2006
