Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Czechia

Government expense in Czechia in 2022 — 34.44%. Ranked 35 in the world out of 111. Since 1993, the indicator has risen by 3.67 pp.

2022 34.44% −2.4 pp vs 2021
World rank 35of 111
Period maximum 46.93%1995
Period minimum 30.27%1994

Trend over time

1993–2022 · % of GDP

Government expense — Czechia, 1993–20223035404550199319961999200220052008201120142017202020221993: 30.78%1994: 30.27%1995: 46.93%1996: 37.28%1997: 34.88%1998: 35.76%1999: 34.59%2000: 33.4%2001: 36.51%2002: 36.82%2003: 38.15%2004: 34.54%2005: 33.45%2006: 32.61%2007: 32.38%2008: 32.12%2009: 35.12%2010: 34.64%2011: 34.65%2012: 36.35%2013: 34.52%2014: 34.22%2015: 33.07%2016: 32.52%2017: 31.39%2018: 31.83%2019: 32.04%2020: 37.64%2021: 36.85%2022: 34.44%
Change over the period: +3.67 pp Annual average: 0.13 pp

Comparison, 2022

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Czechia

Czechia 34.44%
World 28.49%
Eastern Europe computed 34.62%
Government expense — Czechia, by year Czechia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2022 34.44 −2.4 pp
2021 36.85 −0.8 pp
2020 37.64 +5.6 pp
2019 32.04 +0.21 pp
2018 31.83 +0.44 pp
2017 31.39 −1.14 pp
2016 32.52 −0.55 pp
2015 33.07 −1.15 pp
2014 34.22 −0.3 pp
2013 34.52 −1.83 pp
2012 36.35 +1.69 pp
2011 34.65 +0.01 pp
2010 34.64 −0.48 pp
2009 35.12 +3 pp
2008 32.12 −0.26 pp
2007 32.38 −0.23 pp
2006 32.61 −0.84 pp
2005 33.45 −1.09 pp
2004 34.54 −3.61 pp
2003 38.15 +1.33 pp
2002 36.82 +0.32 pp
2001 36.51 +3.11 pp
2000 33.4 −1.19 pp
1999 34.59 −1.17 pp
1998 35.76 +0.88 pp
1997 34.88 −2.39 pp
1996 37.28 −9.66 pp
1995 46.93 +16.66 pp
1994 30.27 −0.51 pp
1993 30.78

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.