Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Poland 2023: An Update and Appraisal

This article is third in a yearly series relating to foreign direct investment in Poland which has remained an important part of Poland’s transition from state central planning to a market economy. The context of the article is the current state of the Polish economy, which includes a discussion of inflation, unemployment, and an assessment of special economic zones in Poland supported by a variety of tax and investment incentives. The article focuses on the positive and negative aspects of foreign direct investment, with a detailed look at U.S. investment, and concludes with a discussion of recent limitations placed on foreign ownership in the Polish economy for investors outside of the European Union, the European Economic Area, and the OECD.