Government debt in Czechia
Government debt in Czechia was equal to 44.2% of GDP at the end of 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 1995.
Czechia, 2025
44.2%
Change from 2024
+1.0percentage points
European Union, 2025
81.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025
58.9%
Position in 2025
20th of 27
Government debt in Czechia over time
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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Czechia | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.2% | 81.5% |
| 2024 | 43.2% | 80.3% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | 80.3% |
| 2022 | 42.5% | 82.3% |
| 2021 | 40.7% | 86.6% |
| 2020 | 36.9% | 89.4% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | 77.4% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | 79.4% |
| 2017 | 33.8% | 81.5% |
| 2016 | 36.2% | 84.0% |
| 2015 | 39.5% | 85.0% |
| 2014 | 41.5% | 86.9% |
| 2013 | 44.1% | 86.8% |
| 2012 | 43.8% | 85.0% |
| 2011 | 39.4% | 81.7% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | 80.4% |
| 2009 | 33.4% | 75.7% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | 65.1% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | 62.4% |
| 2006 | 27.6% | 65.0% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | 67.2% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | 67.1% |
| 2003 | 28.1% | 66.8% |
| 2002 | 25.7% | 65.6% |
| 2001 | 22.6% | 65.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +1.0 percentage points from 43.2% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 39.5%, the figure has changed by +4.7 percentage points.
- Among the 27 countries with data for 2025, Czechia has the 20th highest value.
- The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 81.5%.
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All statistics for Czechia
Government deficit or surplus
-2.2%
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Government spending
43.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Tax-to-GDP ratio
35.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
9.0%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
4.5%
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Government spending on social protection
13.2%
2024 · Eurostat