Services play an increasingly important role in economies and international trade and are
a vital element of building competitive advantage of nations. The aim of the paper is to determine the
competitive position of Poland in trade in services with Germany and its changes. The RCA index is
used to determine the international competitiveness of services. A special attention is devoted to hightech
knowledge-intensive services due to their potential impact on building competitiveness of all
sectors of economy. Germany is a reference country as it is the most important trade partner of
Poland. The time scope covers generally years 2004-2014. The analysis revealed that services
development is lagged in Poland in comparison with Germany, but there is an ongoing convergence of
structures of both economies. The share of high-tech services increased in Poland’s services exports,
but Poland does not reveal comparative advantage in any of high-tech knowledge-intensive services.
