External balance on goods and services in Czechia
Czechia: External balance on goods and services was 5.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
External balance on goods and services in Czechia, 1990–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external balance on goods and services in Czechia is 5.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external balance on goods and services in Czechia peaked at 7.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, -4.8%, in 1996.
Czechia ranks 33rd of 193 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External balance on goods and services in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2.3% | — |
| 1991 | 5.5% | +137.8% |
| 1992 | 1.2% | -78.4% |
| 1993 | 1.1% | -6.6% |
| 1994 | -1.1% | -201.0% |
| 1995 | -3.0% | +169.7% |
| 1996 | -4.8% | +57.7% |
| 1997 | -4.1% | -14.3% |
| 1998 | -0.3% | -92.4% |
| 1999 | -0.5% | +52.9% |
| 2000 | -1.9% | +289.9% |
| 2001 | -1.3% | -30.2% |
| 2002 | -1.3% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | -1.5% | +14.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | -141.3% |
| 2005 | 2.3% | +272.2% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -11.0% |
| 2008 | 2.2% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +80.4% |
| 2010 | 3.0% | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +23.9% |
| 2012 | 4.7% | +26.1% |
| 2013 | 5.7% | +19.6% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 6.0% | -4.5% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +27.7% |
| 2017 | 7.6% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 6.1% | -20.2% |
| 2019 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 6.7% | +10.6% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -44.8% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | -78.3% |
| 2023 | 4.9% | +508.6% |
| 2024 | 6.3% | +27.2% |
| 2025 | 5.9% | -6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.4% | -4.8% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | -1.9% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.0% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 0.8% | 6.7% | 6 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 17.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4252 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 15,272 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 12.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.2002 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 7,189 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 6.4 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 4.38 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external balance on goods and services in Czechia?
- External balance on goods and services in Czechia was 5.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest external balance on goods and services recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest external balance on goods and services recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.8% in 1996.
- How does Czechia rank for external balance on goods and services?
- Czechia ranks 33rd out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
- Is external balance on goods and services rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.