Almost half of all Polish companies founded by Ukrainians were established during the Great War
About 30 thousand companies founded by Ukrainians were registered in Poland as of the beginning of July 2025, according to the Polish register of legal entities Krajowy Rejestr Sądowy (KRS). Almost half of them were opened after the start of the full-scale program. Most Ukrainian businesses are concentrated in three voivodeships: Mazowieckie (Warsaw in particular), Małopolskie (Krakow and the region), and Dolnośląskie (Wrocław and the surrounding area).
29,044 companies with Ukrainian citizens as ultimate beneficiaries are currently registered in Poland. Almost half of them have been opened by Ukrainians since the beginning of the full-scale war – 13,014 businesses. A total of 208,251 companies have been opened in Poland over the past 3.5 years. Ukrainians accounted for 6% of new businesses during this time.
Most companies were registered by Ukrainians in 2022 – 4,780 businesses. This is a third more than in 2021.
Most often, Ukrainians register an analog of the Ukrainian LLC – spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością – 27,656 or 95% of all Ukrainian businesses in Poland.
The number of charitable organizations founded by Ukrainians in Poland has also increased significantly: since 2022, Ukrainians have established 486 foundations. This is 4 times more than before the start of the full-scale program.
Most Ukrainian companies are concentrated in three voivodeships: Mazowieckie (including Warsaw) – 11,568 companies, Małopolskie (Kraków and the region) – 3,200 businesses, and Dolnośląskie (Wrocław and the surrounding area) – 3,019.
Most of the Ukrainian companies registered by Ukrainians after the start of full-scale business in Poland are small businesses. Almost 10 thousand companies have an authorized capital of less than 10 thousand zlotys. Only 133 businesses have a capital of more than 500 thousand zlotys.
In total, the capital of all Ukrainian companies in the Polish register is over 7.34 billion zlotys. Of this amount, 533 million zlotys are accounted for by businesses opened after the start of full-scale trade. It is worth noting that although 45% of companies were established after the outbreak of the war, their total capital is 12 times less than that of the “pre-war” Ukrainian business in Poland.
As a reminder, in 2024, Ukrainians paid almost 1.65 billion zlotys ($414 million) to the Polish state budget in personal income and corporate income taxes, according to the analytical center of the international employment company Gremi Personal, citing the Polish Ministry of Finance.
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