Poland and United Arab Emirates
Poland and the United Arab Emirates connect trade, investment and tourist mobility. Recent political contacts also address energy security and citizen assistance.
Analysis reviewed: 2026-10-08 · Indicators updated: 2026-10-08History and institutional framework
The 16 February 2026 consultations in Warsaw preceded the ministerial meeting on 7 March, focused on the regional crisis and energy security.
What merchandise trade shows
In 2025, goods trade between Poland and United Arab Emirates totalled 1,547.1 million current USD.
Documented mobility and communities
Travel from the United Arab Emirates in Poland: >50,000 (2024).
Bilateral indicators
Blank cells: data unavailable.
| Indicator | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|
| Goods trade | 1,547.07 M USD | 2025 · UN Comtrade / POL |
| Goods: Poland to United Arab Emirates | 1,234.83 M USD | 2025 · UN Comtrade / POL |
| Goods: United Arab Emirates to Poland | 312.24 M USD | 2025 · UN Comtrade / POL |
| Services trade | ||
| Export share: Poland to United Arab Emirates | 0.298 % | 2025 · UN Comtrade / POL |
| Export share: United Arab Emirates to Poland | ||
| Investment stock: Poland in United Arab Emirates | 310 M USD | 2024 · Institutional source |
| Investment stock: United Arab Emirates in Poland | 195 M USD | 2024 · Institutional source |
Definitions and sources
Trade adds both directions. Shares refer to the country’s total goods exports; investment is an accumulated stock, not an annual flow. Every figure retains the currency and period of its source. BEA positions are historical-cost estimates based on the immediate counterpart, not market values or investment by ultimate owner. ‘More than’ indicates a lower bound, not an exact amount. A recorded stock does not establish new activity or authorisation to operate under sanctions.
- Goods trade
- 2025 · UN Comtrade / POL · Goods; full year; reporter POL. Exports normally FOB and imports CIF according to the reporter's coverage. Mirror reports are not added together.
- Goods: Poland to United Arab Emirates
- 2025 · UN Comtrade / POL · Goods; full year; reporter POL. Exports normally FOB and imports CIF according to the reporter's coverage. Mirror reports are not added together.
- Goods: United Arab Emirates to Poland
- 2025 · UN Comtrade / POL · Goods; full year; reporter POL. Exports normally FOB and imports CIF according to the reporter's coverage. Mirror reports are not added together.
- Export share: Poland to United Arab Emirates
- 2025 · UN Comtrade / POL · Goods share: POL exports to the partner / exports by the same reporter to the world, same year.
- Investment stock: Poland in United Arab Emirates
- 2024 · www.gov.pl · Poland's direct investment position in the Emirates at the end of 2024 according to Poland's foreign ministry. It is stock, not an annual flow or investment commitment.
- Investment stock: United Arab Emirates in Poland
- 2024 · www.gov.pl · Emirati direct investment position in Poland at the end of 2024 according to Poland's foreign ministry. It is stock, not an annual flow or investment commitment.
Country comparison
Period and source beside each figure · est. = estimate by the stated institution.
Some annual indicators refer to different years. Check the period beside each value before comparing them.
| Indicator | Poland | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal GDP | 1.04 trillion USD2025 · World Bank | 552.32 billion USD2024 · WB |
| GDP per capita | 28,419.58 USD2025 · World Bank | 50,273.51 USD2024 · WB |
| GDP growth | 3.57 %2025 · World Bank | 3.99 %2024 · WB |
| Policy interest rate | ||
| Inflation · annual average | 3.81 %Annual average · 2025 · World Bank | 1.25 %Annual average · 2025 · WB |
| Inflation · latest year-on-year figure | ||
| Unemployment | 2.98 %ILO est.2025 · World Bank | 2.17 %ILO est.2025 · WB |
| Budget balance (% of GDP) | -7 %IMF est.2025 · IMF | 5.2 %IMF est.2025 · IMF |
| Gross public debt (% of GDP) | 58.8 %IMF est.2025 · IMF | 34.3 %IMF est.2025 · IMF |
| Current account balance (% of GDP) | -0.87 %2025 · World Bank | 14.48 %2024 · WB |
| Population | 36,435,8612025 · World Bank | 10,986,4002024 · WB |
| Area | 313,930 km²2023 · World Bank | 98,648 km²2023 · WB |
| Military expenditure | ||
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) |
Definitions, dates and sources
Blank cells are not zero. Average annual inflation and the latest year-on-year figure appear in separate rows: they are not the same measure. Every annual indicator retains its reference year; when the years differ, the figures are identified as not directly comparable. When a figure is unavailable from the World Bank, an annual IMF estimate is used and identified as such. The latest year-on-year figure is the latest official release verified as of 7 October 2026. This includes advance releases marked as provisional. Mexico may have a fortnightly figure before the full month is published; it is not automatically compared with a monthly figure. The publication date is retained in each source’s details; it does not replace the observation period or the annual average. Policy rates carry their own dates and represent different instruments. Spain and France share the ECB rate. Balances are positive for surpluses and negative for deficits. The IMF may use fiscal years; unemployment retains each source’s definition (ILO estimates, IMF WEO or PCBS), as stated in the details. For Palestine, debt and the fiscal balance cover central government and retain the PCBS definition; they are not presented as consolidated general government. These are economic magnitudes, not measures of relationship quality.
Area retains each source’s territorial coverage; it does not determine sovereignty or effective control. Canada uses an archived national geographic reference. Military expenditure retains the 2024 SIPRI sample distributed by the World Bank: the amount and percentage of GDP use that same definition, which differs from NATO’s. It is not an approved budget or a 2026 figure. Information from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Military expenditure database · Terms of use0
Indicators reviewed: 2026-10-07. Each source retains its original access date; this review does not turn all the data into 2026 observations. Figures may be revised.
- Nominal GDP
- Current USDPoland: 2025 · World Bank · Official World Bank series; observation period, not download date.United Arab Emirates: 2024 · World Bank · Official World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
- GDP per capita
- Current USD per personPoland: 2025 · World Bank · Official World Bank series; observation period, not download date.United Arab Emirates: 2024 · World Bank · Official World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
- GDP growth
- Annual real change (%)Poland: 2025 · World Bank · Official World Bank series; observation period, not download date.United Arab Emirates: 2024 · World Bank · Official World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
- Policy interest rate
- Central bank instrument (%)
- Inflation · annual average
- Average annual change in headline CPI (%)Poland: 2025 · Annual average change in CPI (%) · World Bank · Official World Bank series; observation period, not download date.United Arab Emirates: 2025 · Annual average change in the CPI (%) · World Bank · Official World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
- Inflation · latest year-on-year figure
- Headline CPI relative to the same period of the previous year (%); monthly or fortnightly frequency stated
- Unemployment
- % of the labour force; definition used by the stated institutionPoland: 2025 · ILO modelled estimate, percentage of the labour force · World Bank · ILO est. · Official World Bank series; observation period, not download date.United Arab Emirates: 2025 · ILO modelled estimate; percentage of the labour force · World Bank · ILO est. · Official World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
- Budget balance
- General government (% of GDP)Poland: 2025 · IMF · IMF est. · IMF WEO general-government estimate. Retains the source’s fiscal year when it differs from the calendar year.United Arab Emirates: 2025 · IMF · IMF est. · WEO general-government estimate, % of GDP. Not an observed balance for the current month.
- Gross public debt
- General government (% of GDP)Poland: 2025 · IMF · IMF est. · IMF WEO general-government estimate. Retains the source’s fiscal year when it differs from the calendar year.United Arab Emirates: 2025 · IMF · IMF est. · WEO general-government estimate, % of GDP. Not an observed balance for the current month.
- Current account balance
- % of GDPPoland: 2025 · World Bank · Official World Bank series; observation period, not download date.United Arab Emirates: 2024 · World Bank · Official World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
- Population
- PeoplePoland: 2025 · World Bank · Official World Bank series; observation period, not download date. Extrapolated assuming the same growth rate as the previous 6 months.United Arab Emirates: 2024 · World Bank · Official World Bank series. Observation year, not download date. Preliminary.
- Area
- Total area in km²; territorial coverage of the sourcePoland: 2023 · World Bank · Official World Bank series; observation period, not download date.United Arab Emirates: 2023 · World Bank · Official World Bank series. Observation year, not download date.
- Military expenditure
- Current USD per year; SIPRI series
- Military expenditure (% of GDP)
- Percentage of GDP; SIPRI definition, not NATO’s definition
Other data specific to this relationship
What they buy and sell
Documented selection, not an exhaustive list. Cells without a figure do not mean zero value; some products are identified without a verified amount.
Poland to United Arab Emirates
| Product or sector | Value / share |
|---|---|
| Electrical and electronic equipment | 266.9 M USD2025 · Source |
| Machinery and mechanical appliances | 231.3 M USD2025 · Source |
| Vehicles and components | 102.1 M USD2025 · Source |
| Pharmaceutical products | 31.3 M USD2025 · Source |
| Dairy products, eggs and honey | 10 M USD2025 · Source |
| Meat and edible offal | 8.8 M USD2025 · Source |
| Mineral fuels and oils | 0.68 M USD2025 · Source |
United Arab Emirates to Poland
| Product or sector | Value / share |
|---|---|
| Mineral fuels and oils | 78 M USD2025 · Source |
| Electrical and electronic equipment | 37.1 M USD2025 · Source |
| Machinery and mechanical appliances | 5.6 M USD2025 · Source |
| Vehicles and components | 0.795 M USD2025 · Source |
| Dairy products, eggs and honey | 0.0401 M USD2025 · Source |
| Pharmaceutical products | 0.00618 M USD2025 · Source |
How trade has changed
Billions of current USD · full calendar years
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| Period | Total | Poland to United Arab Emirates | United Arab Emirates to Poland |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 852.9 | 638.2 | 214.7 |
| 2022 | 1,333.9 | 977.4 | 356.5 |
| 2023 | 1,653.8 | 1,086.1 | 567.6 |
| 2024 | 1,420.2 | 1,093.1 | 327.1 |
| 2025 | 1,547.1 | 1,234.8 | 312.2 |
Connections between people
The profile publishes tourism in both directions for 2024. Its community and student estimates lack an unambiguous statistical period of their own, so they are not converted into counts updated to 2026. [1]
Residents, study and travel
Blank cells: data unavailable. Each measure retains its definition and period.
Travel figures retain each source's coverage. Check the definitions and periods before comparing the two directions.
| Indicator | Value | Period / source |
|---|---|---|
| Residents from Poland living in United Arab Emirates | ||
| Residents from United Arab Emirates living in Poland | ||
| Study and training: Poland in United Arab Emirates | ||
| Study and training: United Arab Emirates in Poland | ||
| Academic stays: Poland in United Arab Emirates | ||
| Academic stays: United Arab Emirates in Poland | ||
| Travel: Poland to United Arab EmiratesPolish tourists who visited the Emirates. | ≈150.000 | 2024 · Institutional source |
| Travel: United Arab Emirates to PolandTourists from the Emirates who visited Poland. | >50.000 | 2024 · Institutional source |
What each figure measures
Residents are counted by nationality and the coverage of the stated register, not as people born in the other country or as new arrivals in one year. PERE includes dual nationals and people born outside Spain. Study with OPT and stays carrying academic credit are different measures. Travel may include several visits by the same person; FRONTUR arrivals require an overnight stay, whereas the Canadian survey includes day visits. These figures are neither added together nor automatically compared across directions.
- Travel: Poland to United Arab Emirates
- Published approximate figure; flow of visits, not a resident community. 2024 · Institutional source
- Travel: United Arab Emirates to Poland
- The profile publishes more than 50,000. It is retained as a lower bound, not an exact count. 2024 · Institutional source
Mobility data added or reviewed: 2026-10-07. Reference periods may be earlier.
Underlying ties
History, institutions and long-standing issues.
History and institutional framework
The 16 February 2026 consultations in Warsaw preceded the ministerial meeting on 7 March, focused on the regional crisis and energy security. The Polish profile identifies business activity in construction, IT services, equipment and industry. [1]
The scale of both economies
Nominal GDP for Poland is 1,035.5 billion USD (2025), compared with 552.3 for United Arab Emirates (2024). The reference populations are 36.44 and 10.99 million, respectively. The comparison provides context on market size, but does not, on its own, measure influence, well-being or diplomatic closeness. Estimates and their sources retain their labels in the tables. [5] [6] [7] [8]
Recent developments
Recent developments and latest available data · Review: 2026-10-08
Cooperation and bilateral issues
It also documents direct investment positions at the end of 2024 in both directions. Trade negotiations between the Emirates and the EU are not presented as an already effective Polish bilateral agreement. [1]
What merchandise trade shows
In 2025, merchandise trade between the two countries (Poland and United Arab Emirates) totalled 1,547.1 million current USD. Shipments from the first to the second were 1,234.8 million; those in the opposite direction, 312.2 million. The difference between the two flows was 922.6 million, in favour of Poland. This is a goods balance, not the total balance of the economic relationship: it excludes services, income and transfers. Both directions come from a single customs reporter to avoid adding mirror records. [2]
The partner's share of exports
Sales from Poland to the partner represented 0.298% of its worldwide goods exports in 2025. The share compares the same reporter, year and coverage. It measures export concentration, not the percentage of GDP dependent on this relationship. A partner may be important in a specific sector even if its share of total goods trade is small. [2]
Five years of trade trends
The consistent series shows 852.9 million USD in 2021 and 1,547.1 million in 2025. The change between the two endpoints was +81.4 % in current dollars. The highest annual value in the period was recorded in 2023, at 1,653.8 million. The chart allows the two directions to be compared to see whether they moved together or differently. The change combines quantities, prices and exchange rates; it is not automatically attributed to a treaty, a visit or a political decision. The same reporter is retained and missing years are not interpolated. [3]
Documented trade sectors
Within the selected chapters, electrical and electronic equipment stands out in shipments from Poland to United Arab Emirates, at 266.9 million USD in 2025. Within the selected chapters, mineral fuels and oils stands out in shipments from United Arab Emirates to Poland, at 78 million USD in 2025. The table compares eight selected chapters with the same coverage as the trade total. It is not a complete list or proof that the first item in this selection is the leading product across the entire relationship. A chapter groups numerous goods: machinery and components, for example, do not describe a single business transaction. [4]
Direct investment position
Poland's direct investment position in the United Arab Emirates was USD 310 million (2024). Poland's direct investment position in the Emirates at the end of 2024 according to Poland's foreign ministry. It is stock, not an annual flow or investment commitment. [1]
Direct investment position
The United Arab Emirates' direct investment position in Poland was 195 million USD (2024). Emirati direct investment position in Poland at the end of 2024 according to Poland's foreign ministry. It is stock, not an annual flow or investment commitment. [1]
Documented mobility and communities
Travel from the United Arab Emirates in Poland: >50,000 (2024). Tourists from the Emirates who visited Poland.. The profile publishes more than 50,000. It is retained as a lower bound, not an exact count. [1]
Travel from Poland in the United Arab Emirates: ≈150,000 (2024). Polish tourists who visited the Emirates.. Published approximate figure; flow of visits, not a resident community. [1]
Milestones and consequences
- 2026-03-07
Ministerial meeting in Warsaw
The meeting addressed the regional crisis, energy security and support for citizens. [1]
Sources and data
Periods and scope of the figures
Institutional sources and periods accompany each figure. Annual trade, investment positions, residents and visits are distinct measures. Empty cells do not mean zero. Statements of intent are not presented as project implementation or treaties in force.
- Bilateral relations — ARE-POL
www.gov.pl · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-08
- Annual TOTAL X/M; 2025; reporter 616; partners 0,784,8,51,31,44,56,196,208,232,233,268,300,352,372,400,404,414,422,458,470,496,528,554,566,275,702,705,752,764
UN Comtrade / POL · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-08
- Trade series 2021–2025
UN Comtrade / POL · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-08
- Bounded matrix; reporter, partner, year, chapter and direction identified in each record
UN Comtrade; reporters POL · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-08
- NY.GDP.MKTP.CD; country ISO and year preserved; no military data; exact requested country subset independently re-fetched and values compared
World Bank · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-07
- NY.GDP.MKTP.CD; ISO and reference year; no military dataset expansion
World Bank · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-07
- SP.POP.TOTL; country ISO and year preserved; no military data; exact requested country subset independently re-fetched and values compared
World Bank · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-07
- SP.POP.TOTL; ISO and reference year; no military dataset expansion
World Bank · Institutional source · Accessed: 2026-10-07
Additional sources on products and human connections
- UN Comtrade; reporters POL
2026-10-08 · Accessed: 2026-10-08 · Bounded matrix; reporter, partner, year, chapter and direction identified in each record.