Expenditure on culture

In 2024, total expenditure of entities whose principal activity is in culture amounted to CZK 375.7 billion. The largest share of expenditure was recorded in the creative sector (43%), followed by the audiovisual and media sector (33%) and the traditional and arts sector (23%). The remaining share (1%) was attributable to entities engaged in the administration and support of cultural activities.
Total revenues of entities whose principal activity is in culture reached CZK 379.7 billion. The majority of revenues consisted of sales of own goods and services (84%), while subsidies accounted for 9.5% and other revenues for 6.5%. These shares vary significantly across individual cultural sectors.

Data and time series

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	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Total	238,367	259,414	261,603	243,109	277,420	320,066	337,758	375,750
Operating (non-investment)
Traditional and artistic sector	39,900	44,166	46,199	42,644	52,330	60,955	64,715	78,549
Audiovisual and media sector	80,770	85,797	88,364	81,106	91,655	105,630	110,427	113,095
Creative sector (design, architecture and advertising)	101,220	110,194	106,601	101,497	114,392	132,185	138,757	154,449
Management and support of cultural activities	2,774	3,005	3,105	3,235	3,270	3,830	5,391	4,293
Investment
Traditional and artistic sector	3,180	3,832	4,587	4,812	5,160	4,694	5,428	7,118
Audiovisual and media sector	6,078	8,162	8,005	6,076	4,792	6,598	6,814	10,047
Creative sector (design, architecture and advertising)	4,433	4,236	4,696	3,707	5,749	6,185	6,165	8,140
Management and support of cultural activities	12	22	45	32	73	18	62	58

Source: CZSO and The Czech Cultural Institute (CCI); Satellite account of culture

	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Total	224,664	243,162	244,269	228,481	261,647	302,571	319,290	350,386
Traditional and arts sector	39,900	44,166	46,199	42,644	52,330	60,945	64,715	78,549
Cultural heritage	20,611	22,718	23,765	23,199	25,171	27,881	29,062	30,658
Performing arts	13,189	14,678	15,928	13,010	14,283	19,125	21,299	23,893
Arts and crafts	807	1,060	527	786	6,746	7,039	6,617	16,081
Arts education	791	888	907	946	1,134	1,278	1,424	1,506
Visual, literary and musical creation	4,502	4,822	5,072	4,703	4,996	5,621	6,312	6,411
Audiovisual and media sector	80,770	85,797	88,364	81,106	91,655	105,619	110,427	113,095
Film and video	17,582	17,633	20,023	15,654	21,262	27,661	27,126	23,478
Video game industry	870	2,195	2,065	2,310	2,706	3,497	3,519	7,689
Books and press	36,287	37,610	37,743	35,379	36,758	39,311	40,105	41,277
Radio and television	24,301	26,686	26,746	25,701	28,531	32,148	35,069	37,144
Music publishing and sound recording	1,730	1,673	1,787	2,061	2,399	3,003	4,609	3,508
Creative sector	101,220	110,194	106,601	101,497	114,392	132,178	138,757	154,449
Architecture	22,194	25,361	27,047	24,747	26,777	31,959	33,350	34,133
Design	3,161	4,567	4,127	3,605	4,784	6,008	6,139	6,929
Advertising	75,865	80,266	75,427	73,145	82,831	94,211	99,268	113,388
Management and support of cultural activities	2,774	3,005	3,105	3,235	3,270	3,828	5,391	4,293

	Total	Sales from own outputs	Operating subsidies	Investment subsidies	Other revenues
Culture total	379,660	319,686	32,076	3,336	24,561
Traditional and arts sector	80,733	48,038	27,850	3,313	1,533
Cultural heritage	31,304	14,830	14,108	2,012	354
Performing arts	22,557	8,622	12,653	1,236	47
Arts and crafts	16,947	16,065	50	27	805
Arts education	1,712	833	663	0	216
Visual, literary and musical creation	8,212	7,689	376	37	110
Audiovisual and media sector	121,711	108,465	1,927	11	11,309
Film and video	25,194	23,248	251	8	1,687
Video game industry	10,396	9,893	0	0	503
Books and press	44,879	42,787	46	2	2,043
Radio and television	37,136	28,551	1,630	0	6,956
Music publishing and sound recording	4,106	3,985	0	0	120
Creative sector	171,558	161,932	69	13	9,544
Architecture	39,241	37,739	3	2	1,497
Design	7,963	7,540	1	1	421
Advertising	124,354	116,652	65	10	7,627
Management and support of cultural activities	5,657	1,252	2,230	0	2,175

	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Total - mil. CZK	42,319	45,638	45,353	47,837	53,162	54,627
Operative subsidies	34,889	37,116	37,474	40,101	44,097	45,198
Investment subsidies	7,430	8,522	7,880	7,736	9,064	9,429
by source of funding:
State budget	11,377	12,557	12,723	11,329	12,814	12,061
Regional budgets	10,543	12,566	12,272	12,678	14,166	14,271
Municipal budgets	18,683	18,838	18,985	22,127	24,445	26,326
Voluntary associations of municipalities	21	12	12	21	29	25
State cinematography fund	1,641	1,599	1,299	1,611	1,619	1,872
State culture fund of the Czech Republic	54	67	63	72	88	72

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