An assessment of innovative and knowledge-based services in the Polish foreign trade in 2010–2017
An assessment of innovative and knowledge-based services in the Polish foreign trade in 2010–2017

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses the Polish foreign trade in services. Its main focus is on innovative and knowledge-based services. Their exports and imports, as well as their trade balance for the years 2010–2017, are characterized. The aim of the paper is to identify and assess changes in the Polish foreign trade in innovative and knowledgebased services. The study is based on data published by the National Bank of Poland and the Central Statistical Office. For the purposes of this research, simple statistical methods, desk research and graphic methods were used. Between 2010 and 2017 the value of innovative and knowledge-based services in the Polish foreign trade increased significantly. The growth was recorded for: revenue from foreign sales – threefold, expenses for purchases from abroad – more than twofold, and the trade balance – almost sixfold. The results of this study proved that the structure of the major service components analyzed herein changed. IT services and services provided by professional became dominant. On the basis of selected indicators, it was found that the role of innovative and knowledge-based services is growing, which translates positively into the country’s economic development.

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