Ecosystem mapping : Country factsheet
Poland 🇵🇱
Key facts
Population
Current population of Poland –
37,747,124
Data supplied by the World Bank
GDP
Current GDP of Poland –
679,444.83 ($ millions)
Data supplied by the World Bank
World Happiness Index
Poland currently ranks 6.123 out of 10.
Since 2002, the World Happiness Report has used statistical analysis to determine the world’s happiest countries. To determine the world’s happiest country, researchers analysed comprehensive Gallup polling data from 149 countries for the past three years, specifically monitoring performance in six particular categories: gross domestic product per capita, social support, healthy life expectancy, freedom to make your own life choices, generosity of the general population, and perceptions of internal and external corruption levels.
Country factsheet: ESEM SEs in Poland
(Source: ESEM)
Perceived Political Support Grade
- 67.8% perceive national political support for social entrepreneurship to be low, very low or non-existent
Top 3 Business Sectors (UN ISIC)
- Accommodation and food service activities (28.1%)
- Human health and social work activities (21.9%)
- Education (21.9%)
Company Size (OECD)
- Micro enterprises 61.5%
- Small enterprises 33.3%
- Medium enterprises 4.2%
- Large enterprises 1.0%
Top 3 UN SDGs
#8 – Decent work and economic growth (55.2%)
#3 – Good health and wellbeing (44.8%)
#10 – Reduced inequalities (38.5%)
Impact Management & Measurement
- 38.5% currently measure their social/environmental impact; 27.1% plan to do so
- 23.9% refer to the UN SDGs in impact reporting; 31.3% plan to do so
Top 3 Beneficiaries (Persons)
- Individuals with a physical disability (37.5%)
- Long-term unemployed (32.3%)
- Individuals with mental illness/health problems/psychological/neurological disabilities (28.1%)
Top 3 Sources of External Financing
- Public financing (66.7%)
- Bank loan (24.0%)
- Private donations (15.6%)
Funding Gap
On average, Polish ESEM SEs only managed to secure enough funding to meet 59.4% out of 100% of their financing needs in the past 12 months. Gap = 40.6%.
Top 3 Key Barriers
- Poor understanding/awareness of social enterprises among the general public and customers (55.2%)
- Poor understanding/awareness of social enterprises among banks, investors and support organisations (51.0%)
- Lack of supportive fiscal framework (50.0%)
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Incubators/Accelerators
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Key Policies
Key Legal and Policy Framework Overview
Introduction
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National Programme for Social Economy Development (KPRES) 2014-2018 (extended to 2018-2023)
Draft Act on Social and Solidarity Economy (2017)
Act of 2003 on Public Benefit and Volunteer Work
Act of 2003 on Social Employment
Act of 2004 on Promotion of Employment and Labour Market Institution
Act of 2006 on Social Cooperatives
Act of 1989 on Association
Law of 1992 on Income Tax from Legal Persons
Act of 27 August 1997
Financing and Support Measures
- Tax Exemptions provided by the last two laws summarised.
Key policy documents
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