Innovation
Between 2022 and 2024, 43% of enterprises in the Czech Republic engaged in innovation, one percentage point less than in the previous reporting period. Total investment in innovation reached CZK 221 billion in 2024. In the same year, enterprises generated CZK 1,428 billion in revenue from innovative products. Enterprises operating in the information and communication sector are among the most innovative, with 70% of them innovating their products or processes. In the manufacturing industry, 47% of enterprises innovated.
Share of innovatig enterprises
Publication date: 27. 05. 2026
Years 2022-2024
43%
Expenditure on innovations
Publication date: 27. 05. 2026
Year 2024
220.7 CZK billion
Sales of enterprises for innovative product
Publication date: 27. 05. 2026
Year 2024
1,427.6 CZK billion
Data and time series
(share in the total number of enterprises)
| 2012-2014 | 2014-2016 | 2016-2018 | 2018-2020 | 2020-2022 | 2022-2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 42.0 | 46.3 | 46.8 | 56.9 | 44.2 | 42.6 |
| type of innovation | ||||||
Product innovation | 25.1 | 25.7 | 26.8 | 36.5 | 27.2 | 23.9 |
Business process innovation | 34.8 | 41.7 | 40.3 | 53.6 | 40.4 | 38.1 |
Process innovation | 22.4 | 27.7 | 32.3 | 43.8 | 35.1 | 33.1 |
Marketing innovation | 20.5 | 26.3 | 22.2 | 34.8 | 27.9 | 24.5 |
Organisational innovation | 17.1 | 17.6 | 23.1 | 40.8 | 27.7 | 25.8 |
Source: CZSO, Survey on Innovations in Enterprises (TI)
(CZK billion)
| 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 99 | 131 | 120 | 151 | 267 | 200 | 221 |
| type of expenditure | |||||||
Acquisition of buildings, machinery, equipment and software | 48 | 65 | 53 | 79 | 141 | 45 | 40 |
In-house R&D | 26 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 68 | 86 | 107 |
Purchase of external R&D | 18 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 37 | 38 |
Acquisition of other external knowledge | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 7 |
Expenditure on other innovation activities | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 29 |
Source: CZSO, Survey on Innovations in Enterprises (TI)
(CZK billion)
| 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 3,508 | 3,902 | 4,191 | 4,951 | 5,325 | 6,056 | 6,000 |
| by type of products | |||||||
Innovative products new to the market | 505 | 579 | 567 | 606 | 564 | 500 | 369 |
Innovative products new to the enterprise | 521 | 615 | 582 | 611 | 772 | 1,215 | 1,058 |
Unchanged or marginally modified products | 2,483 | 2,708 | 3,041 | 3,735 | 3,989 | 4,340 | 4,572 |
Source: CZSO, Survey on Innovations in Enterprises (TI)
(%, share in the total number of enterprises in given group, 2022 – 2024)
| Total | Product innovation | Business process innovation | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | type of product innovation | ||||
| good | service | ||||
| Enterprises, total | 42.6 | 23.9 | 18.7 | 12.5 | 38.1 |
| Ownership of enterprise | |||||
National enterprises | 40.6 | 23.0 | 18.0 | 12.1 | 36.3 |
Foreign-controlled enterprises | 50.7 | 27.7 | 21.3 | 14.2 | 45.2 |
| Enterprise size group (persons employed) | |||||
Small (10–49) | 36.1 | 19.3 | 14.4 | 11.4 | 32.3 |
Medium (50–249) | 56.7 | 32.8 | 27.0 | 13.4 | 49.9 |
Large (250+) | 76.5 | 53.1 | 44.7 | 25.5 | 70.5 |
Source: CZSO, Survey on Innovations in Enterprises (TI)