Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Czechia
Czechia: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 18.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Czechia, 1993–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 18.6% for tax revenue in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Czechia peaked at 19.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1994.
Czechia ranks 62nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 18.6% | — |
| 1994 | 16.5% | -11.2% |
| 1995 | 19.6% | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | -6.1% |
| 1997 | 18.3% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 17.4% | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 17.9% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 18.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 18.5% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 18.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 18.1% | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 19.1% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 19.0% | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 19.8% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 19.1% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 18.2% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 18.1% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 18.1% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.6% | +2.8% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 18.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 20.7%, 90% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 18.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 90% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.5% | 19.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 17.5% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.2% | 17.6% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 18.1% | 19.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 59 Moldova 18.8% compare
- 60 North Macedonia 18.8% compare
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- 63 Cape Verde 18.4% compare
- 64 Chile 18.3% compare
- 65 Saint Lucia 18.2% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Czechia?
- Tax revenue in Czechia was 18.6% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1994.
- How does Czechia rank for tax revenue?
- Czechia ranks 62nd out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.