Abstract:

On the basis of recent studies on changes in the structure of economies, it is becoming problematic to assess the process of deindustrialization. It is not clear whether deindustrialization, when industry is the main engine of economic growth, is detrimental or beneficial to development and economic growth.

The aim of this study is to analyses changes in the share of industry in total output, as well as the structure of the economy's output itself in its development, and the impact of this process on the level of GDP per capita.

It also hypothesizes that the real share of industry in the volume of global output is the main determinant of the level of GDP pc.

The statistical analysis of changes in the share of industry in total output for the separated constellation of the structure of Poland's economy has shown that although the share of industry in total output in current prices has remained almost constant, its real share in the volume of total output in constant prices has been growing very strongly, having at the same time the largest and the strongest growing real share in the volume of total output of all sectors of the economy. Hence, the level of growth in the real volume (volume) of output for the whole economy was mainly shaped by the real share of industry in the volume of total output.

On the other hand, a multivariate econometric analysis indicated that in the period under review, the level of GDP pc was most determined by the real share of industry in the volume of total output.