Poland : competitiveness report 2025 : reconfiguring global value chains and shaping competitive advantages

Abstract

The crises that have affected the world in the past five years, such as COVID-19, geopolitical tensions, and the energy crisis, have revealed the threats that arising from increasing integration with global value chains (GVCs). The disruption of supply chains, as well as difficulties in accessing raw materials or markets, highlighted the need to increase resilience to external shocks and diversify the geographical structure of international trade and investment links. This monograph contributes to the ongoing discussion on the competitiveness of an open economy in the context of deepening integration within GVCs. Taking into account the global and European context, the authors of the monograph aim to assess the competitiveness of the Polish economy and its changes during the period 2015–2023 in comparison with other EU member states, in relation to Poland’s position in global and European value chains.