Country

Czechia

EU member state since 2004 · world profile (World Bank data)

Best rank in the EU 1st unemployment, of 27

Where it stands out

rank among EU countries

Best ranks

  1. Unemployment 1st of 27
  2. Poverty risk 1st of 27
  3. Health expenditure 2nd of 27

Lowest ranks

  1. Renewable electricity 26th of 27
  2. Gender pay gap 26th of 27
  3. Tertiary educated 25th of 27

Map

8 regions

 

Boundaries: ČÚZK, RÚIAN, simplified · sources and licences

Over time

6 charts

GDP per capita

€/inh. · 1995-2025

Czechia EU average

0 10k 20k 30k 40k 50k 1995 Czechia: 4,490 EU average: 14,910 1996 Czechia: 5,180 EU average: 15,600 1997 Czechia: 5,350 EU average: 16,010 1998 Czechia: 5,840 EU average: 16,670 1999 Czechia: 5,980 EU average: 17,420 2000 Czechia: 6,560 EU average: 18,420 2001 Czechia: 7,440 EU average: 19,270 2002 Czechia: 8,610 EU average: 19,930 2003 Czechia: 8,720 EU average: 20,400 2004 Czechia: 9,490 EU average: 21,250 2005 Czechia: 10,790 EU average: 22,110 2006 Czechia: 12,130 EU average: 23,320 2007 Czechia: 13,460 EU average: 24,680 2008 Czechia: 15,520 EU average: 25,390 2009 Czechia: 14,230 EU average: 24,230 2010 Czechia: 15,170 EU average: 25,090 2011 Czechia: 15,870 EU average: 25,880 2012 Czechia: 15,590 EU average: 25,980 2013 Czechia: 15,280 EU average: 26,260 2014 Czechia: 15,140 EU average: 26,860 2015 Czechia: 16,230 EU average: 27,810 2016 Czechia: 17,040 EU average: 28,510 2017 Czechia: 18,700 EU average: 29,680 2018 Czechia: 20,270 EU average: 30,680 2019 Czechia: 21,740 EU average: 31,740 2020 Czechia: 20,980 EU average: 30,560 2021 Czechia: 23,430 EU average: 33,330 2022 Czechia: 26,670 EU average: 36,180 2023 Czechia: 29,330 EU average: 38,450 2024 Czechia: 29,510 EU average: 40,110 2025 Czechia: 31,880 EU average: 41,700 1995 2005 2010 2015 2025

Real GDP growth

% · 1996-2025

Czechia EU average

-10 -5 0 5 10 1996 Czechia: 4.2 EU average: 1.8 1997 Czechia: -0.6 EU average: 2.7 1998 Czechia: -0.4 EU average: 3 1999 Czechia: 1.4 EU average: 3 2000 Czechia: 4 EU average: 3.9 2001 Czechia: 2.9 EU average: 2.1 2002 Czechia: 1.5 EU average: 1 2003 Czechia: 3.3 EU average: 0.9 2004 Czechia: 4.7 EU average: 2.5 2005 Czechia: 6.4 EU average: 1.9 2006 Czechia: 6.6 EU average: 3.5 2007 Czechia: 5.5 EU average: 3.1 2008 Czechia: 2.6 EU average: 0.6 2009 Czechia: -4.8 EU average: -4.3 2010 Czechia: 2.7 EU average: 2.1 2011 Czechia: 1.8 EU average: 1.9 2012 Czechia: -0.8 EU average: -0.8 2013 Czechia: 0 EU average: 0 2014 Czechia: 2.2 EU average: 1.6 2015 Czechia: 5 EU average: 2.4 2016 Czechia: 2.6 EU average: 1.9 2017 Czechia: 5.2 EU average: 2.8 2018 Czechia: 2.8 EU average: 2.1 2019 Czechia: 3.6 EU average: 1.9 2020 Czechia: -5.3 EU average: -5.5 2021 Czechia: 4 EU average: 6.4 2022 Czechia: 2.8 EU average: 3.6 2023 Czechia: 0 EU average: 0.4 2024 Czechia: 1.3 EU average: 1.3 2025 Czechia: 2.6 EU average: 1.4 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

HICP inflation rate

% · 1996-2025

Czechia EU average

-5 0 5 10 15 1996 Czechia: 9.1 EU average: 0 1997 Czechia: 8 EU average: 0 1998 Czechia: 9.7 EU average: 0 1999 Czechia: 1.8 EU average: 0 2000 Czechia: 3.9 EU average: 0 2001 Czechia: 4.5 EU average: 3.6 2002 Czechia: 1.4 EU average: 2.7 2003 Czechia: -0.1 EU average: 2.3 2004 Czechia: 2.6 EU average: 2.5 2005 Czechia: 1.6 EU average: 2.3 2006 Czechia: 2.1 EU average: 2.3 2007 Czechia: 2.9 EU average: 2.4 2008 Czechia: 6.3 EU average: 3.7 2009 Czechia: 0.6 EU average: 0.8 2010 Czechia: 1.2 EU average: 1.8 2011 Czechia: 2.2 EU average: 2.9 2012 Czechia: 3.5 EU average: 2.6 2013 Czechia: 1.4 EU average: 1.3 2014 Czechia: 0.4 EU average: 0.4 2015 Czechia: 0.3 EU average: 0.1 2016 Czechia: 0.6 EU average: 0.2 2017 Czechia: 2.4 EU average: 1.6 2018 Czechia: 2 EU average: 1.8 2019 Czechia: 2.6 EU average: 1.4 2020 Czechia: 3.3 EU average: 0.7 2021 Czechia: 3.3 EU average: 2.9 2022 Czechia: 14.8 EU average: 9.2 2023 Czechia: 12 EU average: 6.4 2024 Czechia: 2.7 EU average: 2.6 2025 Czechia: 2.3 EU average: 2.5 1996 2006 2011 2016 2025

Annual change in house prices

% · 2009-2025

Czechia EU average

-5 0 5 10 15 20 2009 Czechia: -3.8 EU average: -3.7 2010 Czechia: -1.8 EU average: 0.5 2011 Czechia: 0 EU average: 0.6 2012 Czechia: -1.4 EU average: -2.1 2013 Czechia: -0.1 EU average: -1.7 2014 Czechia: 2.4 EU average: 0.7 2015 Czechia: 4.1 EU average: 2.3 2016 Czechia: 7.2 EU average: 4.3 2017 Czechia: 11.7 EU average: 4.8 2018 Czechia: 8.6 EU average: 5 2019 Czechia: 9.1 EU average: 4.9 2020 Czechia: 8.4 EU average: 5.6 2021 Czechia: 19.7 EU average: 8.4 2022 Czechia: 16.9 EU average: 8 2023 Czechia: -1.7 EU average: -0.3 2024 Czechia: 5 EU average: 3.4 2025 Czechia: 10.4 EU average: 5.5 2009 2015 2018 2025

R&D expenditure

% of GDP · 1995-2024

Czechia EU average

0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 1995 Czechia: 0.87 EU average: 1.73 1996 Czechia: 0.88 EU average: 1.72 1997 Czechia: 0.98 EU average: 1.72 1998 Czechia: 1.05 EU average: 1.73 1999 Czechia: 1.04 EU average: 1.78 2000 Czechia: 1.1 EU average: 1.81 2001 Czechia: 1.09 EU average: 1.82 2002 Czechia: 1.09 EU average: 1.83 2003 Czechia: 1.14 EU average: 1.82 2004 Czechia: 1.14 EU average: 1.79 2005 Czechia: 1.16 EU average: 1.78 2006 Czechia: 1.23 EU average: 1.8 2007 Czechia: 1.3 EU average: 1.79 2008 Czechia: 1.24 EU average: 1.87 2009 Czechia: 1.29 EU average: 1.96 2010 Czechia: 1.31 EU average: 1.96 2011 Czechia: 1.53 EU average: 2 2012 Czechia: 1.76 EU average: 2.06 2013 Czechia: 1.87 EU average: 2.08 2014 Czechia: 1.94 EU average: 2.09 2015 Czechia: 1.91 EU average: 2.1 2016 Czechia: 1.65 EU average: 2.1 2017 Czechia: 1.75 EU average: 2.14 2018 Czechia: 1.88 EU average: 2.17 2019 Czechia: 1.9 EU average: 2.21 2020 Czechia: 1.95 EU average: 2.28 2021 Czechia: 1.93 EU average: 2.24 2022 Czechia: 1.89 EU average: 2.22 2023 Czechia: 1.82 EU average: 2.26 2024 Czechia: 1.82 EU average: 2.24 1995 2005 2010 2015 2024

Electricity price for households

€/kWh · 2007S1-2025S2

Czechia EU average

0.10 0.15 0.20 0.25 0.30 0.35 2007S1 Czechia: 0.11 EU average: 0.18 2007S2 Czechia: 0.12 EU average: 0.15 2008S1 Czechia: 0.14 EU average: 0.16 2008S2 Czechia: 0.14 EU average: 0.17 2009S1 Czechia: 0.15 EU average: 0.17 2009S2 Czechia: 0.15 EU average: 0.17 2010S1 Czechia: 0.15 EU average: 0.17 2010S2 Czechia: 0.15 EU average: 0.18 2011S1 Czechia: 0.17 EU average: 0.19 2011S2 Czechia: 0.16 EU average: 0.19 2012S1 Czechia: 0.17 EU average: 0.19 2012S2 Czechia: 0.17 EU average: 0.2 2013S1 Czechia: 0.17 EU average: 0.2 2013S2 Czechia: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2014S1 Czechia: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2014S2 Czechia: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2015S1 Czechia: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2015S2 Czechia: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2016S1 Czechia: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2016S2 Czechia: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2017S1 Czechia: 0.14 EU average: 0.21 2017S2 Czechia: 0.15 EU average: 0.21 2018S1 Czechia: 0.16 EU average: 0.21 2018S2 Czechia: 0.16 EU average: 0.22 2019S1 Czechia: 0.17 EU average: 0.22 2019S2 Czechia: 0.18 EU average: 0.22 2020S1 Czechia: 0.18 EU average: 0.21 2020S2 Czechia: 0.18 EU average: 0.22 2021S1 Czechia: 0.18 EU average: 0.22 2021S2 Czechia: 0.19 EU average: 0.24 2022S1 Czechia: 0.24 EU average: 0.25 2022S2 Czechia: 0.17 EU average: 0.28 2023S1 Czechia: 0.32 EU average: 0.29 2023S2 Czechia: 0.32 EU average: 0.28 2024S1 Czechia: 0.34 EU average: 0.29 2024S2 Czechia: 0.33 EU average: 0.29 2025S1 Czechia: 0.32 EU average: 0.29 2025S2 Czechia: 0.32 EU average: 0.29 2007S1 2013S1 2016S1 2019S1 2025S2

Economy

11 indicators
GDP per capita
31,880 €/inh.
+2,370 vs 2024
16th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41,700 €/inh.
2025 · country ranking
GDP growth
2.6 %
+1.3 vs 2024
10th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.4 %
2025 · country ranking
Inflation
2.3 %
−0.4 vs 2024
9th of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.5 %
2025 · country ranking
House prices
10.4 %
+5.4 vs 2024
7th of 26 EU countries
EU average 5.5 %
2025 · country ranking
R&D
1.82 % of GDP
0 vs 2023
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average 2.24 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Electricity price
0.3217 €/kWh
+0.0038 vs 2025S1
22nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 0.2896 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Tax-to-GDP ratio
35.0 % of GDP
+1.1 vs 2023
22nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 40.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Gas price
0.0961 €/kWh
−0.0006 vs 2025S1
14th of 23 EU countries
EU average 0.1228 €/kWh
2025S2 · country ranking
Government debt
44.3 %
+1.0 vs 2024
8th of 27 EU countries
EU average 81.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Price level
80.2
−4.0 vs 2023
20th of 27 EU countries
EU average 100.0
2024 · country ranking
Budget balance
-2.1 %
−0.1 vs 2024
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average -3.1 %
2025 · country ranking

Labour

7 indicators
Employment
82.9 %
+0.6 vs 2024
3rd of 27 EU countries
EU average 76.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unemployment
2.8 %
+0.2 vs 2024
1st of 27 EU countries
EU average 6.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Minimum wage
923 €
−1 vs 2026S1
17th of 22 EU countries
2026S2 · country ranking
Gender pay gap
18.5 %
+0.5 vs 2023
26th of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.1 %
2024 · country ranking
Long-term unemployment
0.8 %
0 vs 2024
4th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.9 %
2025 · country ranking
NEET rate
8.0 %
−0.6 vs 2024
5th of 27 EU countries
EU average 11.0 %
2025 · country ranking
Working hours
39.3 h
−0.1 vs 2024
12th of 27 EU countries
EU average 37.3 h
2025 · country ranking

Population

7 indicators
Healthy life expectancy
62.4 years
+0.4 vs 2023
20th of 26 EU countries
EU average 65.2 years
2024 · country ranking
Doctors
429 per 100k
+8 vs 2023
13th of 26 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Infant mortality
2.3 ‰
+0.1 vs 2023
6th of 27 EU countries
EU average 3.5 ‰
2024 · country ranking
Obesity
19.3 %
+0.6 vs 2014
18th of 26 EU countries
EU average 16.0 %
2019 · country ranking
Population
10.9 mn
10th of 27 EU countries
2026 · country ranking
Life expectancy
79.3 years
+0.3 vs 2023
18th of 27 EU countries
EU average 80.8 years
2024 · country ranking
Fertility
1.36
−0.10 vs 2023
15th of 27 EU countries
EU average 1.34
2024 · country ranking

Environment

8 indicators
Emissions
8.4 t/inh.
−0.7 vs 2023
20th of 27 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Energy imports
39.3 %
−2.4 vs 2023
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 57.3 %
2024 · country ranking
Municipal waste
538 kg
−11 vs 2022
EU average 511 kg
2023 · country ranking
Renewable electricity
19.2 %
+1.3 vs 2024
26th of 27 EU countries
EU average 49.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Organic farming
16.0 %
−0.2 vs 2023
5th of 25 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Air pollution deaths
43 per 100k
−21 vs 2022
17th of 27 EU countries
EU average 41 per 100k
2023 · country ranking
Renewables
19.1 %
−0.1 vs 2024
22nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 26.2 %
2025 · country ranking
Recycling
43.5 %
+2.1 vs 2022
EU average 47.9 %
2023 · country ranking

Society

19 indicators
Health spending
8.5 %
+0.1 vs 2023
12th of 25 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Tertiary educated
28.7 %
+1.2 vs 2024
25th of 27 EU countries
EU average 36.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Adult learning
11.1 %
+0.3 vs 2024
18th of 27 EU countries
EU average 13.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Poverty risk
11.5 %
+0.2 vs 2024
1st of 27 EU countries
EU average 20.9 %
2025 · country ranking
Income inequality
24.1
0 vs 2024
5th of 27 EU countries
EU average 28.6
2025 · country ranking
Internet use
94.5 %
+0.8 vs 2024
15th of 27 EU countries
EU average 93.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Road deaths
5 per mn
0 vs 2023
15th of 27 EU countries
EU average 4 per mn
2024 · country ranking
Housing overcrowding
16.7 %
+0.1 vs 2024
17th of 27 EU countries
EU average 16.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Passenger cars
621 per 1,000
+13 vs 2024
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 584 per 1,000
2025 · country ranking
Early leavers
6.1 %
+0.7 vs 2024
8th of 26 EU countries
EU average 9.1 %
2025 · country ranking
Unable to keep warm
4.1 %
−0.8 vs 2024
7th of 27 EU countries
EU average 8.8 %
2025 · country ranking
Burglaries
267 per 100k
−19 vs 2023
15th of 24 EU countries
2024 · country ranking
Housing overburden
8.2 %
−1.0 vs 2024
22nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.7 %
2025 · country ranking
Home ownership
75.1 %
+0.4 vs 2024
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average 68.5 %
2025 · country ranking
Travel by car
81.2 %
+0.7 vs 2023
11th of 27 EU countries
EU average 82.5 %
2024 · country ranking
Health expenditure
9.0 % of GDP
+0.2 vs 2023
2nd of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.3 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Education spending
4.5 % of GDP
0 vs 2023
19th of 27 EU countries
EU average 4.7 % of GDP
2024 · country ranking
Life satisfaction
7.4 /10
0 vs 2024
13th of 27 EU countries
EU average 7.2 /10
2025 · country ranking
Digital skills
70.5 %
+1.3 vs 2023
5th of 27 EU countries
EU average 60.4 %
2025 · country ranking

Regions

NUTS

NUTS 1 1

NUTS 2 8

NUTS 3 14

Where the data comes from

© European Union, source: Eurostat - datasets, licence and methods.

Ranks are among EU member states. Where less is better (unemployment, debt), the lowest value ranks first.