Ukrainians have opened almost 30,000 companies in Poland: the ten largest by capital
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As of the beginning of July 2025, Ukrainians registered 29,044 companies in Poland, of which more than 13,000 were registered after the start of Russia's full-scale war in Ukraine. This is evidenced by the data of the Polish register of legal entities KRS, writes Opendatabot.

Ukrainian business is most actively developing in three voivodeships: Mazowieckie (including Warsaw) – 11,568 companies, Małopolskie (Krakow and the region) – 3,200, and Lower Silesian (Wroclaw and the surrounding area) – 3,019.

Over the past three and a half years, 208,251 businesses have been registered in Poland, 6% of which are owned by Ukrainians.

The largest number of companies was registered by Ukrainians in 2022 – 4,780 businesses. This is a third more than in 2021.

Ukrainians have opened almost 30,000 companies in Poland: the ten largest by capital
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Most businesses are registered as spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością (analogous to a Ukrainian LLC). There are 27,600 such companies, or 95% of all Ukrainian businesses.

After 2022, the number of charitable organizations founded by Ukrainians also increased dramatically – 486 foundations, which is four times more than before the full-scale war.

The vast majority of Ukrainian companies in Poland are small businesses. Around 10,000 companies have a registered capital of less than PLN 10,000. Only 133 companies have more than PLN 500,000.

Since 2022, such companies founded by Ukrainians in Poland have the largest capital:

  1. VOLYA Sp. z o.o. – PLN 100 million (production of metal products);
  2. SERVICEPACK Sp. z o.o. – PLN 42 million (lease of machinery and equipment);
  3. BAZA POLAND Sp. z o.o. – PLN 14.3 million (wholesale trade);
  4. IMPERIAL BRANDS TRADING POLSKA Sp. z o.o. – PLN 13.75 million (management consultancy);
  5. NATATRANS Sp. z o.o. – PLN 10 million (freight transportation);
  6. BCP INVEST PARK Sp. z o.o. – PLN 6.05 million (construction projects);
  7. WEST STARS Sp. z o.o. – PLN 5.85 million (information activities);
  8. FC ENERGE Sp. z o.o. – PLN 5.76 million (wholesale fuel trade);
  9. RUCH INVEST Sp. z o.o. – PLN 5 million (real estate lease);
  10. GBAO Sp. z o.o. – PLN 5 million (construction).

In total, the capital of all Ukrainian companies in Poland exceeds 7.3 billion zlotys (over $1.8 billion). At the same time, companies established after 2022 have a capital 12 times lower than those established before the full-scale war.

In 2024, Ukrainians paid 1.65 billion zlotys ($414 million) in taxes to the Polish budget, according to the Polish Ministry of Finance.