Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Czechia
Czechia: Value of imported goods as a share of GDP was 66.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Czechia, 1993–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Czechia stood at 66.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Czechia peaked at 76.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1993.
Czechia ranks 24th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Value of imported goods as a share of GDP in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 31.8% | — |
| 1994 | 32.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 36.7% | +13.2% |
| 1996 | 42.4% | +15.6% |
| 1997 | 42.2% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 46.6% | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 51.1% | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 53.2% | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 49.2% | -7.6% |
| 2003 | 51.5% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 58.1% | +12.9% |
| 2005 | 55.6% | -4.4% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 62.3% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 59.8% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 50.5% | -15.5% |
| 2010 | 59.6% | +18.0% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | +9.8% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 67.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +7.8% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 69.1% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 76.9% | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.8% | 31.8% | 46.6% | 7 |
| 2000s | 55.1% | 49.2% | 62.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.1% | 59.6% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 66.5% | 76.9% | 5 |
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- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 8.62 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 791.69 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 10.50 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -22.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 964.82 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 20.54 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Czechia?
- Value of imported goods as a share of gdp in Czechia was 66.6% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 76.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods as a share of gdp recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1993.
- How does Czechia rank for value of imported goods as a share of gdp?
- Czechia ranks 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imported goods as a share of gdp rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of a country’s total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).