Government spending in Czechia

Government spending in Czechia was equal to 43.3% of GDP in 2025.

Measure: Government expenditure as a share of GDP Unit: % of GDP Data: 1995 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Czechia, 2025 43.3% % of GDP
Change from 2024 +0.2percentage points 2024: 43.1%
European Union, 2025 49.4% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2025 47.3% Middle value of 27 countries
Position in 2025 23rd of 30 See the full ranking

Government spending in Czechia over time

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% of GDP. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Government expenditure as a share of GDP (% of GDP), 2001 to 2025
Period CzechiaEuropean Union
2025 43.3% 49.4%
2024 43.1% 48.9%
2023 44.0% 48.8%
2022 43.2% 49.1%
2021 45.0% 51.1%
2020 46.3% 52.8%
2019 40.4% 46.6%
2018 40.1% 46.6%
2017 38.5% 46.9%
2016 39.4% 47.5%
2015 41.7% 48.3%
2014 42.3% 49.3%
2013 42.4% 50.0%
2012 44.4% 50.0%
2011 42.8% 49.3%
2010 43.2% 50.7%
2009 44.5% 50.9%
2008 40.9% 47.0%
2007 40.5% 45.8%
2006 41.5% 46.6%
2005 42.3% 47.2%
2004 42.2% 47.4%
2003 49.0% 48.1%
2002 44.4% 47.8%
2001 43.1% 47.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.2 percentage points from 43.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 41.7%, the figure has changed by +1.6 percentage points.
  • Among the 30 countries with data for 2025, Czechia has the 23rd highest value.
  • The figure for the European Union in 2025 was 49.4%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
gov_10a_main · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A unit=PC_GDP sector=S13 na_item=TE
Observation period
1995 to 2025 for Czechia
Provider update
21 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
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Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat