Border traffic and expenses made by foreigners in Poland and by Poles abroad in the 4th quarter of 2021 | Publications | GUS - Portal Informacyjny

In 2021, the number of crossings of the Polish border amounted to 193.3 million persons. Compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, there was an increase in border traffic of foreigners by 3.2% and of Poles by 8.0%. 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 2020 by 3.8% and by 12.0% respectively.

In the 4th quarter of 2021, the number of crossings of the Polish border amounted to 51.6 million. In the total number of crossings of the border, foreigners (non-residents) constituted 54.7% and Poles (residents) – 45.3%. The border traffic (from and to Poland) was higher by 11.1 million crossings in relation to the same period of the previous year. Compared to the previous quarter, the number of crossings decreased by 17.2% (foreigners by 16.9% and Poles by 17.7%). In the 4th quarter of 2021, 82.5% of all crossings concerned the land border of Poland with the European Union (EU) countries; 10.5% the border at airports, 6.2% external land border of the European Union and 0.8% sea border.