Data sources

The data for Poland comes from the “Business Environment Assessment Study” conducted using the CAWI method among 1,290 decision-makers of companies in Poland between July 31 and August 25, 2023, unless otherwise indicated.

The expanded 2025 edition also incorporates a survey of 107 business decision-makers from companies operating in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The Business Environment Assessment Study was conducted using the CAWI method among these respondents between July 1 and October 15, 2024.

Additionally, the report includes responses from 200 decision-makers of companies based in Budapest, Hungary. The Business Environment Assessment Study in Hungary was conducted using the CAWI method between January 12 and October 30, 2024.


Economic indicators and employment conditions in CEE

  • Average population (YE ’23) – CEE: A Business-Smart Region, CTP  
  • Average unemployment rate (2024) – Based on Eurostat 
  • Average labour cost (2024) – Based on Eurostat
  • Average share of non-wage costs (2024) – Based on Eurostat 
  • Average individual consumption (€/PPS, 2022) – CEE: A Business-Smart Region, CTP 
  • Growth in individual consumption (2012–2022) – CEE: A Business-Smart Region, CTP 
  • Combined GDP – PwC, CEE in the spotlight, https://www.pwc.com/c1/en/cee-in-the-spotlight/introduction-to-the-cee-growth-story.html   

Investments in CEE in numbers

  • Total disclosed value of M&A transactions in Central and Eastern Europe – Investing in CEE, Inbound M&A report 2023/2024, Mazars
  • Total number of M&A transactions in Central and Eastern Europe – Investing in CEE, Inbound M&A report 2023/2024, Mazars
  • Average annual FDI inflow (2018–2022) – CEE: A Business-Smart Region, CTP
  • Venture capital invested in 2023 – 2023 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics, Invest Europe
  • Private equity investments in Central and Eastern Europe in 2023 – 2023 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics, Invest Europe
  • Czech Republic’s share of total investment value in Central and Eastern Europe – 2023 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics, Invest Europe
  • Poland’s share of investment value in Central and Eastern Europe – 2023 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics, Invest Europe
  • Hungary’s share of investment value in Central and Eastern Europe – 2023 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics, Invest Europe

Data sources for reports on Polish cities:

Poland compared to EU countries

  • Employment rate – Q1 2023, Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
  • Registered unemployment – ​​June 2023, Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat Minimum wage – Q2 2023, Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
  • Labor costs, salaries per hour – 2022, Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
  • Employer’s cost in addition to the employee’s gross salary – 2022, Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat
  • Inflation level – July 2023, Eurostat. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat

Investments in Poland in numbers

  • Total CEE M&A market disclosed deal value – Investing in CEE, Inbound M&A report 2023/2024, Mazars 
  • Total CEE M&A market deal volume – Investing in CEE, Inbound M&A report 2023/2024, Mazars 
  • Average annual FDI inflows (2018–2022) – CEE: A Business-Smart Region, CTP  
  • Venture capital invested in 2023 – 2023 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics, Invest Europe  
  • Private equity investment in CEE in 2023 – 2023 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics, Invest Europe 
  • Czech Republic’s share of CEE total investment value – 2023 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics, Invest Europe 
  • Poland’s share of CEE investment value – 2023 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics, Invest Europe 
  • Hungary’s share of CEE investment value – 2023 Central and Eastern Europe Private Equity Statistics, Invest Europe 

Infrastructure

  • Distances from cities – Google Maps, https://www.google.com/maps

Office space

  • Data Cushman & Wakefield, 2023

Educational potential

Employment potential

Evaluation of the location as a place to live

Data sources for Budapest: 

Introduction 

Infrastructure 

Office space 

  • Data Cushman & Wakefield, 2023 

Educational potential 

Employment potential 

Evaluation of the location as a place to live 

Data sources for Prague: 

Infrastructure 

Office space 

  • Data Cushman & Wakefield, 2023 

Educational potential 

Employment potential 

Evaluation of the location as a place to live 

If you have any questions, contact us:

 

Julia Stanisławska

Market Research Specialist, Antal

[email protected]

 

Jan Szulborski

Senior Consultant, Cushman & Wakefield

[email protected]

 

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