Immigrants working in Poland sent billions of zlotys home. But there is a significant decline year-on-year

Transfers from Poland from working immigrants in the second quarter of 2025 amounted to PLN 3.0 billion, PLN 1.9 billion less year on year – the National Bank of Poland reported in the full balance of payments. 71.1% went to Ukraine. total transfers. In turn, ttransfers to Poland from emigrants in the second quarter of 2025 amounted to PLN 5.3 billion, the same as in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

“In the second quarter of 2025, funds transferred abroad by foreigners working in Poland amounted to PLN 3.0 billion. This amount was PLN 1.9 billion lower compared to the same period last year. The main reason for this decline was the decreasing total remuneration of seasonal and border workers,” it was written.

Transfers from short-term immigrants in the second quarter of 2025 amounted to PLN 1.9 billion compared to PLN 3.2 billion in the second quarter of 2024.

The geographical structure was still dominated by transfers to Ukraine. They amounted to PLN 2.2 billion and accounted for 71.1%. all means.

Over PLN 5 billion came from emigrants to the Vistula River

“In the second quarter of 2025, PLN 5.3 billion came to the country due to Poles working abroad. This amount included transfers from short-term migrants in the amount of PLN 2.4 billion (i.e. 45.2% of the total transfers) and from long-term migrants in the amount of PLN 2.9 billion (i.e. 54.8% of the total amount). In relation to In the same period of the previous year, the total amount of funds transferred did not change,” it was written.

Geographically, there was a slight decrease in funds sent to Poland from Germany. However, this was offset by small increases in other countries.

Germany continues to be the country with the highest value of remittances. In the second quarter of 2025, Poles working there transferred PLN 2.6 billion to the country.

In second place was Great Britain, from which PLN 0.6 billion flowed to Poland. In total, remittances from these two countries accounted for 57.3%. all transfers. (PAP Business)

tus/ ana/ gor/