In the second quarter of 2026, foreigners spent 14.2 billion zlotys in Poland - 8.7% more than in the same period last year. The largest share of spending came from visitors entering from Germany, followed by visitors from Ukraine. This is reported by InPoland referencing data from the Statistics Poland (GUS).
Foreigners' spending in Poland increased in the second quarter of 2026
Compared to the first quarter of 2026, the amount spent by foreigners in Poland on goods and services increased by 30.7%. During the same period, residents of Poland left 9.4 billion zlotys abroad. Their expenses grew by 9% year-on-year and by 21.1% quarterly.
In total, from April to June, 78.4 million crossings were recorded at the Polish border. Foreigners accounted for 55.6% of the total number, while Polish residents made up 44.4%. Compared to the second quarter of 2025, the number of crossings increased by 1.6 million.
By border type, the crossings were distributed as follows:
- land border with EU countries - 68.8%;
- airports - 23.5%;
- external land border of the EU - 7.1%;
- sea border - 0.6%.
Among land borders, the most crossings occurred at the border with Germany - 51%. Following were the Czech Republic - 22.6%, Slovakia - 13.4%, and Ukraine - 7.6%. More about how to prepare for a trip to Poland should be learned before crossing the border.
Guests from Germany and Ukraine spent the most money
According to GUS, among foreigners crossing the land border, the highest spending in Poland came from guests from Germany - 51.3% of the total amount. Ukraine ranked second with a share of 19.5%, and the Czech Republic was third with 13.6%.
Spending distribution by entry country:
- Germany - 51.3%;
- Ukraine - 19.5%;
- Czech Republic - 13.6%;
- Slovakia - 8%;
- Lithuania - 4.5%;
- Belarus - 2.8%;
- Russia - 0.3%.
The largest portion of foreigners' spending consisted of non-food goods - 76.3%. Food and non-alcoholic beverages accounted for 15%, while other expenses, including services, equated to 8.7%.
What Poles spent money on abroad
Polish residents crossing the land border spent the most in Germany - 60% of their foreign expenses. The Czech Republic accounted for 24.8%, and Slovakia for 12.2%. Shares for Lithuania, Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia were significantly smaller.
In the structure of Polish expenses abroad, non-food goods also predominated - 57.3%. Services accounted for 22.2%, while food and non-alcoholic beverages comprised 10.1%. Data shows that foreigners' spending in Poland in the second quarter significantly exceeded the amount that Poles left during their trips abroad. Earlier, we also discussed how the number of Ukrainians in Poland is changing.