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Government debt in Czech Republic

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Czech Republic's government debt is 44.20 % — #44 of 125 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

44.20%

Checked 24 Oct 2026Period 2025

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (general government gross debt, % of GDP)

The central government owes about 0.4 years' worth of the country's entire economic output.

Government debt in Czech Republic over time

44.20 %27.85 %11.50 %11.50 % · 19961995: 13.50 %1996: 11.50 %1997: 12.10 %1998: 13.90 %1999: 15.10 %2000: 16.90 %2001: 22.60 %2002: 25.70 %2003: 28.10 %2004: 28.30 %2005: 27.70 %2006: 27.60 %2007: 27.30 %2008: 28.20 %2009: 33.40 %2010: 36.70 %2011: 39.40 %2012: 43.80 %2013: 44.10 %2014: 41.50 %2015: 39.50 %2016: 36.20 %2017: 33.80 %2018: 31.70 %2019: 29.60 %2020: 36.90 %2021: 40.70 %2022: 42.50 %2023: 42.20 %2024: 43.20 %2025: 44.20 %19952010202544.20 %
31 official observations, 1995 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#44 of 125
lower is better
Ranked behind
65 %
81 of 125 countries
Latest move
▲ 1.00 pp
since 2024
Full series
▲ 30.70 pp
since 1995

In Europe: #14 of 37vs median 54.70 %: −10.50 pp (better)

Among 125 countries

6 of 125 countries between 12.30 % and 17.90 %2 of 125 countries between 17.90 % and 23.49 %10 of 125 countries between 23.49 % and 29.09 %11 of 125 countries between 29.09 % and 34.68 %8 of 125 countries between 34.68 % and 40.28 %9 of 125 countries between 40.28 % and 45.88 %7 of 125 countries between 45.88 % and 51.47 %13 of 125 countries between 51.47 % and 57.07 %8 of 125 countries between 57.07 % and 62.66 %10 of 125 countries between 62.66 % and 68.26 %4 of 125 countries between 68.26 % and 73.85 %3 of 125 countries between 73.85 % and 79.45 %7 of 125 countries between 79.45 % and 85.05 %6 of 125 countries between 85.05 % and 90.64 %2 of 125 countries between 90.64 % and 96.24 %6 of 125 countries between 96.24 % and 101.83 %2 of 125 countries between 101.83 % and 107.43 %1 of 125 countries between 107.43 % and 113.02 %2 of 125 countries between 113.02 % and 118.62 %1 of 125 countries between 124.22 % and 129.81 %2 of 125 countries between 135.41 % and 141.00 %5 of 125 countries between 141.00 % and 146.60 %median 54.70 %Czech Republic: ahead of 65 % of the 125 countries with a published government debtCzech Republic 44.20 %12.30 %146.60 %
Half of all 125 countries sit between 36.10 % and 81.70 %. Czech Republic is ahead of 65 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Czech Republic
42 Qatar42.50 %−1.70 pp
43 Ethiopia43.30 %−0.90 pp
44 Czech Republic44.20 %—
45 Netherlands44.70 %+0.50 pp
46 Mongolia45.00 %+0.80 pp

General government gross debt as a share of GDP (IMF World Economic Outlook, annual).

How to read this figure

Central government debt as a share of GDP (World Bank). General government debt (including local government and social funds) can be meaningfully higher; comparisons across countries are indicative.

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