Poland

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Country Details:

Basic Information
Capital: Warsaw
Language: Polish
Population: 38,420,687 
Total Area: 312,685 sq km 
Currency: Polish Zloty
 

The Diplomatic representation in Jordan: 
Embassy of the Republic of Poland
Tel: +962 6 551 25 93
Fax: +962 6 551 25 95
Email: amman.amb.sekretariat@msz.gov.pl
 

Economic profile
GDP: $1.126 trillion
Real Growth rate: 4.7%
GDP- Per Capita: $29,600
Inflation rate: 2%
Unemployment rate: 4.9%
 

Trade Balance:
Exports: $224.6 billion 
Imports: $223.8 billion 

Budget:
Revenues: $207.5 billion
Expenditures: $216.2 billion
Natural resources: coal, sulfur, copper, natural gas, silver, lead, salt, amber, arable land
 

Major exports: machinery and transport equipment, intermediate manufactured goods, miscellaneous manufactured goods, food and live animals 
 

Major imports: machinery and transport equipment 38%, intermediate manufactured goods, chemicals, minerals, fuels, lubricants, and related materials 
Trade partners: Germany, China, Russia, Netherlands, Italy, France, Czech Republic, UK.
Agriculture Products: potatoes, fruits, vegetables, wheat; poultry, eggs, pork, dairy
 

Major industries: machine building, iron and steel, coal mining, chemicals, shipbuilding, food processing, glass, beverages, textiles
 

Labor force: 17.6 million distributed as follows: 
Agriculture: 11.5%
Industry:  30.4%   
Services:   57.6%    

External Trade Between Jordan & Poland- JOD

 
Year Exports Imports
2017 504,000 68,857,350
2018 489,500 76,444,800
2019  342,600 85,353,200
2020  377,000 71,958,100
2021 (January - February) 30,900 13,551,800

 Source: Department of Statistics

 

Main Jordanian Exports to Poland:
Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes    
Products of the chemical or allied industries    
Mineral products        

Main Jordanian Imports from Poland:
Live animals; animal products    
Vegetable products    
Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles    
Mineral products    
Prepared foodstuffs; beverages, and vinegar; tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes    
Products of the chemical or allied industries    
Base metals and articles of base metals    


Agreements between Jordan and Poland: 

  • Cooperation Agreement between Polish Chamber of Commerce, Jordan Chamber of Commerce and Jordan Chamber of Industry – signed in 2006
  • EU- Jordan Association Agreement – signed in 1997
  • Investment Promotion and Protection Agreement – signed in 1997
  • Non-Double Taxation and Tax Evasion Agreement on Income – signed in 1997