The role of services in the Polish foreign trade in 2010–2017

Abstract

The article focuses on the Polish foreign trade in services. It describes export, import and trade balance with the main goal to identify trends and structural changes. The article covers the period of 2010-2017. It has been chiefly based on the literature and information derived from reports of the National Bank of Poland and the Polish Central Statistical Office (CSO). The research is based on analysis of available data, as well as description combined with deductive reasoning. The presentation of findings has been supplemented by tables and figures. Research findings confirm that the value of services in the Polish foreign trade has increased. This applies to export, import, and trade balance. In the period concerned, we also witness major changes in the structure of main types of services, and this can be seen in export and import of services, including the largest drop that the Polish foreign trade has been recorded in foreign trips. The largest increase in the export of services, however, has occurred in inward processing, whereas in the import of services in the category of transport. The study has confirmed that the role of services in the Polish foreign trade is growing. #0# Wróbel, A. (2009). Międzynarodowa wymiana usług. Warszawa: Scholar.