Border traffic and expenses made by foreigners in Poland and by Poles abroad in the 2nd quarter of 2023
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In the 2nd quarter of 2023, there was an increase in border traffic of foreigners by 2.3% and Poles by 10.2% compared to the same period of the previous year. The values of goods and services purchased in this period by foreigners in Poland and by Poles abroad were higher than in the 2nd quarter of 2022 by 17.1% and 25.7% respectively.
In the 2nd quarter of 2023, the number of crossings of the Polish border amounted to 75.8 million. In the total number of crossings of the border, foreigners (non-residents) constituted 57.7% and Poles (residents) – 42.3%. The border traffic (from and to Poland) was higher by 4.0 million crossings in relation to the same period of the previous year. Compared to the previous quarter, the total number of crossings increased by 26.4% (those made by foreigners increased by 27.8% and by Poles by 24.5%).
In the quarter in question, 75.1% of all crossings concerned the land border of Poland with the European Union (EU) countries; 17.0% the border at airports, 7.3% external land border of the European Union and 0.6% sea border.
