Position of the Polish economy in the international ranking of competitiveness

The aim of the herein paper is to present the level of competitiveness of the Polish economy against the background of the chosen countries in accordance with the standards of the world economic organizations. Such a defined aim determines the scope of the issues of the said paper, which consists of three sections. In the first section, the fundamental notion associated with the essence of competitiveness is explained, whereas in the second section a description has been provided of the economic situation of Poland, while in the third section the position and competitive capacity of Poland has been illustrated against the background of the chosen countries. Furthermore, in this section the rating of Poland in the particular rankings prepared by international economic institutions is presented, which classify countries from the viewpoint of their level of competitiveness, as well as attractiveness in terms of investment.