Polish companies the strongest in Central and Eastern Europe

26 November 2021

Poland leads in the Coface TOP 500 CEE ranking and Polish companies were the best in the region in terms of the annual turnover. The Czech Republic and Hungary also ranked high.

Coface is an international credit insurance provider and the strongest business investigation group in the Central and Eastern Europe. The TOP 500 CEE ranking has gained recognition of business and media who present this list willingly. Also, companies present on the list appreciate the importance of this distinction informing business environment about it. TOP 500 CEE presents leading companies of Central and Eastern Europe by turnovers reached in 2020.

According to the ranking, 32% of all the companies on the list come from our country (161 enterprises – 2 companies less than last year). “Despite the fact that the pandemic had an impact on Polish businesses, they are still the biggest in the region – with annual turnovers on the level of 1.6 billion euro “ Their total income decreased by 0.1% to 258.2 billion euro in 2020 and net profit decreased by 20.6%.

Poland is the most diversified state in the ranking in terms of sector structure. There is no single dominant sector, although the sector of mineral resources, chemicals, oil-related products, plastics and pharmaceutical products hold the field ( 16.8% of companies with 21.6% of turnover of Polish companies represent these sectors).

The first in the latest TOP 500 list is PKN ORLEN – the turnovers of the company decreased by 23% while last year they increased by 1%.The Czech Skoda Auto was second on the list and Jeronimo Martins the third one on the podium thanks to increase of turnovers.

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03 November 2025

The 6 th edition of the Three Seas Local Government Congress will be held May 27-28, 2026, under the Honorary Patronage of the President of the Republic of Poland, Karol Nawrocki. This distinction recognises the growing importance of the event, which has become a key platform for cooperation among the countries of Central and Eastern Europe, both in the economic and infrastructural dimensions.

Over five editions of the Congress (2020–2025), more than 5,000 participants from 24 countries have taken part, 104 discussion panels have been held, and 64 foreign delegations have visited Lublin. The scale and international character of the event confirm its increasing role in shaping dialogue across the Three Seas region.

We, the countries representing Central and Eastern Europe (…) through the Three Seas Initiative, Via Baltica, and Via Carpatia, share not only our voice and vision of building a civic community, but also tangible results showing that the Baltic States and the countries of Central and Eastern Europe are capable of implementing major infrastructure projects, emphasised President Karol Nawrocki during his visit to Vilnius last month.

These words perfectly capture the spirit of the Three Seas Congress, which brings together political, academic, and business communities around a shared goal, building a strong, integrated, and cooperative Central and Eastern Europe.

It is also worth noting that in April 2025, Poland hosted the 10th Three Seas Initiative Summit. During the event, participants emphasised the importance of infrastructure and economic cooperation in the region and the need to strengthen cohesion across Central and Eastern Europe. This year, the cooperation format has been expanded to include new members – Albania and Montenegro joined the Three Seas Initiative in the capacity of associated participating states, while Spain and Turkey became new strategic partners. It has already been announced that the 11th Summit will take place in Croatia in 2026.

We cordially invite you to take part in the Three Seas Local Government Congress! Registration will open in the end of January. More details will soon be available at www.congress.lubelskie.pl and on our social media channels.