Canada-Poland fact sheet
Poland
Official Title:
Republic of Poland
General Information
Capital: Warsaw
Population (million): 37.84
Total Area: 312,685 km2
Currency: 1 CAN$ = 2.9 Zloty (PLN) (2021- Annual average)
National Holiday: May 3, Constitution Day (1791); Nov. 11, Ind. Day (1918)
Language(s): Polish
Political Information
Type of State:
Republic
Type of Government:
Parliamentary democracy. Bicameral National Assembly with a 460-seat Lower House of Parliament (Sejm) and a 100-seat Senate. Prime Minister (leader of the majority party or majority coalition) and Council of Ministers appointed by the President and approved by parliament. Administrative divisions: 16 provinces.
Head of State:
President Andrzej Duda
Head of Government:
Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki
Ministers:
Foreign Affairs: Zbigniew Rau
Development and Technology : Piotr Nowak
National Defence : Mariusz Blaszczak
Main Political Parties:
Law and Justice (PiS), Civic Coalition (KO), The Left, Polish Coalition (Polish People’s Party and Kukiz15), Confederation.
Sejm: PiS – 235, KO – 134, The Left – 49, Polish Coalition – 30, Confederation – 11, German
Minority – 1
Elections:
President (5 year term): next in 2025. Members of the Lower House, Members of the Senate (both are 4 year term): next in 2023.
Economic Information (2021)
| Type | Poland | Canada |
|---|---|---|
| GDP: ($ billion) | 859.88 | 2,517.75 |
| GDP per capita: ($) | 22,723.99 | 65,864.62 |
| GDP growth rate: (%) | 5.88 | 4.54 |
| Inflation: (%) | 5.12 | 3.4 |
| Unemployment: (%) | 3.36 | 7.43 |
Source: IMF (estimates)
Product Trade and Investment (2021)
Canadian exports to country: $ 835,409,471
Canadian imports from country: $ 2,241,178,642
FDI in Canada: $ 3,165 million
CDI in the country: $ 310 million
Source: Statistics Canada
Representation
Foreign Representation in Canada:
Ambassador-designate Witold Dzielski
Canadian Representation Abroad:
Ambassador Leslie Scanlon
Please note that all statistics reflect Canadian dollars, with some figures reflecting the yearly averages for the year. If listed as ’0’ or absent, the figure is unavailable.
| Year | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $ 695,114,996 | $ 1,937,526,351 |
| 2018 | $ 744,744,021 | $ 2,110,999,226 |
| 2019 | $ 755,376,900 | $ 2,338,289,536 |
| 2020 | $ 544,151,431 | $ 2,053,869,320 |
| 2021 | $ 835,409,471 | $ 2,241,178,642 |
| Section | Exports | Imports |
|---|---|---|
| 01 Animal & Prod. | $ 4,304,276 | $ 29,015,733 |
| 02 Veg. Prod. | $ 23,265,039 | $ 42,518,444 |
| 03 Fats, Oils & Waxes Prod. | $ 17,031 | $ 1,051,894 |
| 04 Food Prod. | $ 31,388,341 | $ 101,219,567 |
| 05 Mineral Prod. | $ 241,594,611 | $ 3,814,826 |
| 06 Chemical Prod. | $ 16,592,803 | $ 145,608,180 |
| 07 Plastics, Rubber Prod. | $ 18,958,302 | $ 81,704,072 |
| 08 Leather, Fur Prod. | $ 85,370 | $ 1,558,153 |
| 09 Wood Prod. | $ 155,774 | $ 25,240,008 |
| 10 Paper Prod. | $ 12,349,886 | $ 14,325,611 |
| 11 Textiles Prod. | $ 5,647,237 | $ 17,745,508 |
| 12 Dress Access. | $ 1,793,479 | $ 3,758,359 |
| 13 Glass & Stone Prod. | $ 1,915,371 | $ 29,771,858 |
| 14 Precious Metals/stones | $ 3,309,095 | $ 255,504,351 |
| 15 Base Metal Prod. | $ 65,739,147 | $ 115,496,858 |
| 16 Mach. Mech. Elec. Prod. | $ 274,037,358 | $ 1,011,647,160 |
| 17 Vehicles and Equip. | $ 77,602,267 | $ 108,751,657 |
| 18 Specialized Inst. | $ 35,150,085 | $ 59,984,601 |
| 19 Arms & Ammunition | $ 1,247,540 | $ 38,306 |
| 20 Misc. Articles | $ 2,714,243 | $ 189,488,229 |
| 21 Antiques | $ 1,342,202 | $ 723,346 |
December 2022
Sources include: Statistics Canada, IMF
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