Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Czechia
Czechia: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 43.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Czechia, 1993–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Czechia is 43.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Czechia peaked at 45.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1994.
That places Czechia 52nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 32.4% | — |
| 1994 | 30.3% | -6.6% |
| 1995 | 42.9% | +41.8% |
| 1996 | 39.5% | -8.0% |
| 1997 | 42.0% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 41.4% | -1.5% |
| 1999 | 39.9% | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 40.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 42.6% | +6.0% |
| 2002 | 44.4% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 43.8% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 44.9% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 38.1% | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 37.2% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 36.4% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 37.6% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 38.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 40.5% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 39.0% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 40.4% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 43.9% | +3.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 43.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 43.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 39.4%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Czechia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +41.8% | 30.3% | 42.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.4% | 30.3% | 42.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 43.3% | 39.6% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 36.3% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.5% | 39.0% | 43.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Czechia?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Czechia was 43.9% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1994.
- How does Czechia rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Czechia ranks 52nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.