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Government debt in Czech Republic

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Czech Republic's government debt is 44.60 % — #45 of 124 countries on the atlas (lower is better). Period 2025.

44.60%

Checked 8 Sept 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

44.60 %28.05 %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: 43.30 %2025: 44.60 %19952010202544.60 %
31 official observations, 1995 → 2025. Every point is a published value — never interpolated.
Rank
#45 of 124
lower is better
Ranked behind
64 %
79 of 124 countries
Latest move
▲ 1.30 pp
since 2024
Full series
▲ 31.10 pp
since 1995

In Europe: #15 of 37vs median 54.55 %: −9.95 pp (better)

Among 124 countries

5 of 124 countries between 12.30 % and 17.86 %4 of 124 countries between 17.86 % and 23.42 %9 of 124 countries between 23.42 % and 28.97 %9 of 124 countries between 28.97 % and 34.53 %9 of 124 countries between 34.53 % and 40.09 %11 of 124 countries between 40.09 % and 45.65 %8 of 124 countries between 45.65 % and 51.21 %11 of 124 countries between 51.21 % and 56.77 %8 of 124 countries between 56.77 % and 62.32 %7 of 124 countries between 62.32 % and 67.88 %6 of 124 countries between 67.88 % and 73.44 %5 of 124 countries between 73.44 % and 79.00 %6 of 124 countries between 79.00 % and 84.56 %7 of 124 countries between 84.56 % and 90.12 %2 of 124 countries between 90.12 % and 95.67 %3 of 124 countries between 95.67 % and 101.23 %4 of 124 countries between 101.23 % and 106.79 %1 of 124 countries between 106.79 % and 112.35 %2 of 124 countries between 112.35 % and 117.91 %1 of 124 countries between 123.47 % and 129.02 %2 of 124 countries between 134.58 % and 140.14 %4 of 124 countries between 140.14 % and 145.70 %median 54.40 %Czech Republic: ahead of 64 % of the 124 countries with a published government debtCzech Republic 44.60 %12.30 %145.70 %
Half of all 124 countries sit between 36.00 % and 80.30 %. Czech Republic is ahead of 64 % of them. Axis trimmed to the 2nd–98th percentile; 5 values beyond it sit in the end bars.

The neighbourhood

#CountryGovernment debtvs Czech Republic
43 Netherlands43.30 %−1.30 pp
44 Zimbabwe43.80 %−0.80 pp
45 Czech Republic44.60 %—
46 Norway45.00 %+0.40 pp
47 Mongolia45.10 %+0.50 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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