16:02 17 January 2026
Services sector driving German economy at the expense of industry and Poland
Germany’s GDP growth is increasingly driven by the services sector, which is performing much better than industry. This is bad news for Poland, because Polish exports are strongly tied to Germany’s industrial sector. In 2025, Germany’s economy grew by only 0.2%, the first positive result after two years of decline, yet GDP remains about 1% below its 2022 peak. Growth was fueled mainly by public spending and services, while industry, exports, and investments stagnated or fell. Exports declined by 0.3%, investments by 0.5%, and industrial value added fell for the third year in a row.
High energy costs, weak private investment, automotive industry problems, and slow digital and energy transitions weigh on industry. For Poland, this means weaker demand for exports and a stronger need to diversify markets.
(wnp.pl)
