Prices & public finance · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Czechia: prices, money and public finance
Inflation is 2.5% (2025), 104th of 180 in the world and 35th of 49 in Europe & Central Asia. GDP deflator is 3.5% (2025), 94th of 209 in the world and 29th of 56 in Europe & Central Asia. Lending rate is 4.7% (2025), 122nd of 136 in the world and 20th of 24 in Europe & Central Asia.
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12 indicators
Prices & public finance: Czechia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| InflationInflation, consumer prices, annual % | 2.5%2025 | 104/180 | 35/49 | 3.8% | 1.5% | 3.2% | +2.2 ppsince 2015 | 3.7% | 2.3% | 3.0% | |
| GDP deflatorInflation, GDP deflator, annual % | 3.5%2025 | 94/209 | 29/56 | 1.8% | -0.5% | 4.5% | +2.3 ppsince 2015 | 3.6% | 2.6% | 3.3% | |
| Lending rateLending interest rate, % | 4.7%2025 | 122/136 | 20/24 | 7.2% | 5.9% | 3.3% | +0.4 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Real interest rateReal interest rate, % | 1.1%2025 | 108/136 | 17/24 | 5.3% | 6.4% | -1.1% | −1.9 ppsince 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Exchange rateOfficial exchange rate, local currency per US$ | 21.882025 | 91/210 | 13/57 | 38.60 | 19.10 | 23.21 | −11%since 2015 | — | — | — | |
| Tax revenueTax revenue, % of GDP | 18.6%2024 | 57/142 | 31/48 | 17.5% | 17.6% | 19.1% | −0.3 ppsince 2014 | 19.7% | 15.3% | 13.9% | |
| Government revenueGovernment revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 36.5%2024 | 26/142 | 21/48 | 33.6% | 34.3% | 36.5% | +1.1 ppsince 2014 | 34.7% | 26.3% | 24.0% | |
| Government expenseGovernment expense, % of GDP | 34.4%2022 | 37/142 | 26/47 | 33.4% | 34.6% | 37.6% | −1.9 ppsince 2012 | 38.9% | 30.1% | 28.5% | |
| Private creditDomestic credit to private sector, % of GDP | 48.0%2024 | 74/169 | 27/48 | 44.7% | 45.9% | 52.0% | −1.1 ppsince 2014 | 82.1% | 152.1% | 140.3% | |
| Broad moneyBroad money, % of GDP | 87.0%2024 | 31/146 | 2/28 | 60.2% | 68.4% | 90.2% | +11.0 ppsince 2014 | — | 138.4% | 135.7% | |
| Reserves, months of importsTotal reserves in months of imports | 7.62025 | 30/165 | 4/49 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 11.4 | +56%since 2015 | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.6 | |
| Military spendingMilitary expenditure, % of GDP | 1.84%2025 | 75/156 | 34/47 | 1.86% | 1.18% | 1.27% | +0.9 ppsince 2015 | 2.83% | 2.80% | 2.48% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Reserves, months of imports+56%7.6 in 2025
Worse than ten years ago
- Inflation+2.2 pp2.5% in 2025
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Czechia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Czechia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Czechia | Germany | Poland | Austria | Slovakia |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.5%2025 | 2.2%2025 | 3.8%2025 | 3.5%2025 | 4.0%2025 |
| GDP deflator | 3.5%2025 | 3.0%2025 | 2.9%2025 | 3.2%2025 | 4.2%2025 |
| Lending rate | 4.7%2025 | — | — | — | — |
| Real interest rate | 1.1%2025 | — | — | — | — |
| Exchange rate | 21.882025 | 0.882025 | 3.762025 | 0.882025 | 0.882025 |
| Tax revenue | 18.6%2024 | 10.9%2024 | 17.4%2024 | 25.8%2024 | 19.1%2024 |
| Government revenue | 36.5%2024 | 29.4%2024 | 35.9%2024 | 45.1%2024 | 39.3%2024 |
| Government expense | 34.4%2022 | 31.2%2022 | 39.1%2023 | 46.0%2023 | 39.8%2022 |
| Private credit | 48.0%2024 | 77.3%2023 | 33.6%2024 | 81.8%2024 | 59.7%2024 |