Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Czechia
Czechia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 30.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Czechia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 30.7% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Czechia peaked at 32.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2003.
Czechia ranks 45th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.1% | — |
| 2001 | 28.1% | -6.5% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 26.4% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 28.1% | +6.2% |
| 2005 | 28.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 29.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 31.0% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 30.7% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 32.0% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 30.5% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 30.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 30.4% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 29.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 30.9% | +5.4% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 26.4% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.2% | 30.5% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 29.3% | 30.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More poverty & inequality data for Czechia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.45 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,070 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 2.37 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 33.7 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 33.7% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Czechia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Czechia was 30.7% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2003.
- How does Czechia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Czechia ranks 45th out of 127 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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