Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Czechia
Czechia: Goods and services expense (% of expense) was 7.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Goods and services expense in Czechia, 1993–2022
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goods and services expense in Czechia is 7.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goods and services expense in Czechia peaked at 16.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2021.
That places Czechia 128th out of 154 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Goods and services expense (% of expense) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 16.1% | — |
| 1994 | 11.2% | -30.1% |
| 1995 | 7.4% | -34.4% |
| 1996 | 7.7% | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 9.5% | +22.5% |
| 1998 | 8.2% | -13.3% |
| 1999 | 9.2% | +11.6% |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +7.2% |
| 2001 | 9.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 9.7% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 10.0% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 10.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.2% | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 9.3% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -15.8% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +6.2% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 8.6% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 8.6% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | -5.6% |
| 2018 | 8.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 8.2% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | +1.2% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 7.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.6%, 75% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 7.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.0%, 80% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.9% | 7.4% | 16.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.6% | 7.8% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.1% | 7.5% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is goods and services expense in Czechia?
- Goods and services expense in Czechia was 7.2% in 2022, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest goods and services expense recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest goods and services expense recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2021.
- How does Czechia rank for goods and services expense?
- Czechia ranks 128th out of 154 countries with data for 2022.
- Is goods and services expense rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Goods and services expense (% of expense). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for own account capital formation is excluded. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.