Border traffic and expenses made by foreigners in Poland and by Poles abroad in the 2nd quarter of 2024 | Publications | GUS - Portal Informacyjny

In the 2nd quarter of 2024, there was a decrease in border traffic of foreigners by 1.7% and an increase of Poles by 1.7%, compared to the corresponding period of the previous year. The values of goods and services purchased in this period by foreigners in Poland and goods and services purchased by Poles abroad were higher than in the 2nd quarter of 2023 by 2.9% and 13.8% respectively.

In the 2nd quarter of 2024, the number of crossings of the Polish border amounted to 75.6 million. In the total number of crossings of the border, foreigners (non-residents) constituted 56.9% and Poles (residents) - 43.1%. The border traffic (from and to Poland) was lower by 0.2 million of crossings in relation to the same period of the previous year. Compared to the previous quarter, the total number of crossings increased by 23.3% (foreigners by 22.6% and Poles by 24.2%).

In the 2nd quarter of 2024, 73.5% of all crossings concerned the land border of Poland with the European Union (EU) countries; 19.0% the border at airports, 6.9% external land border of the European Union and 0.6% sea border.