Taxes on goods and services in Czechia
Czechia: Taxes on goods and services was 27.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services in Czechia, 1993–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on goods and services in Czechia stood at 27.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Czechia peaked at 33.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 25.1%, in 2003.
That places Czechia 95th out of 156 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 31.7% | — |
| 1994 | 32.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 27.4% | -14.6% |
| 1996 | 28.6% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 28.1% | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 28.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 29.6% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 28.9% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 27.4% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 25.1% | -8.5% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 29.4% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 28.3% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 28.6% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 30.5% | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 30.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 32.1% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 33.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 33.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 32.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | -4.1% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 28.5% | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 27.9% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.4% | 27.4% | 32.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 28.4% | 25.1% | 30.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 30.9% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.2% | 27.9% | 30.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 92 Slovakia 28.3% compare
- 93 China 28.3% compare
- 94 Belarus 28.0% compare
- 96 Solomon Islands 26.4% compare
- 97 New Zealand 26.4% compare
- 98 Netherlands 26.3% compare
More public sector data for Czechia
- Arms imports 50.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 4.59 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate -66.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 50.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 598.35 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0188 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 29.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 6.52 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 1,918 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services in Czechia?
- Taxes on goods and services in Czechia was 27.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.1% in 2003.
- How does Czechia rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Czechia ranks 95th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.