Public social spending as share of GDP in Czechia
Czechia: Public social spending as share of GDP was 22.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Public social spending as share of GDP in Czechia, 1990–2024
Source: OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, public social spending as share of gdp in Czechia stood at 22.1%.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public social spending as share of gdp in Czechia peaked at 22.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1990.
Czechia ranks 20th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Public social spending as share of GDP in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.9% | — |
| 1991 | 15.0% | +7.5% |
| 1992 | 15.2% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 15.5% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 15.6% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 15.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 16.6% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 17.0% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 17.6% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 17.7% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 18.5% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | -4.4% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +13.0% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 20.0% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 19.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 22.9% | +19.8% |
| 2021 | 22.2% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 21.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | +2.5% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 22.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 22.3%, 99% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 22.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 23.0%, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.8% | 13.9% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.1% | 17.4% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.6% | 18.7% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.2% | 22.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More reference data data for Czechia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5039 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1071 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.08 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5681 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.81 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public social spending as share of gdp in Czechia?
- Public social spending as share of gdp in Czechia was 22.1% in 2024, according to OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public social spending as share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest public social spending as share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1990.
- How does Czechia rank for public social spending as share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 20th out of 42 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public social spending as share of gdp rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2025); OECD (1985); Lindert (2004) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Public social spending as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Public social expenditure divided bt gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.