Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Poland

Poland: Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) was 530,930 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
530,930
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
5th
of 34 countries
All-time high
593,783
in 2006
All-time low
497,549
in 2013
Years of data
16
2005–2020

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Poland, 2005–2020

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2005201220202005: 575.9k2006: 593.8k2007: 562.3k2008: 579.6k2009: 507.3k2010: 524.8k2011: 525.8k2012: 513.3k2013: 497.5k2014: 497.6k2015: 499.7k2016: 502.0k2017: 499.0k2018: 544.8k2019: 538.9k2020: 530.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2020, distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Poland stood at 530,930.

That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Poland peaked at 593,783 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 497,549, in 2013.

That places Poland 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.

Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) in Poland, year by year

Annual values for Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020) in Poland, 2005 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2005 575,911
2006 593,783 +3.1%
2007 562,297 -5.3%
2008 579,582 +3.1%
2009 507,287 -12.5%
2010 524,847 +3.5%
2011 525,757 +0.2%
2012 513,309 -2.4%
2013 497,549 -3.1%
2014 497,562 +0.0%
2015 499,700 +0.4%
2016 502,029 +0.5%
2017 499,047 -0.6%
2018 544,769 +9.2%
2019 538,931 -1.1%
2020 530,930 -1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 563,772 507,287 593,783 5
2010s 514,350 497,549 544,769 10
2020s 530,930 530,930 530,930 1

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 2 Spain 725,581 compare
  2. 3 France 697,283 compare
  3. 4 Germany 542,120 compare
  4. 6 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 399,776 compare
  5. 7 Netherlands 278,018 compare
  6. 8 Czechia 224,407 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Poland?
Distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) in Poland was 530,930 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 593,783 in 2006.
What is the lowest distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 497,549 in 2013.
How does Poland rank for distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g)?
Poland ranks 5th out of 34 countries with data for 2020.
Is distributive trades by employment size class (nace rev. 2, g) rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Poland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Distributive trades by employment size class (NACE Rev. 2, G) (2005-2020)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 520 data points, 2005–2020
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