International trade in high-tech services
Revenues from the export of High-tech services from the Czech Republic amounted to CZK 182 billion in 2023. Expenditures for the import of High-tech services amounted to CZK 129 billion in the same year, and the balance was also very high, amounting to 53 CZK billion in 2023. High-tech services accounted for 21% of the total export of services from the Czech Republic and 16% of imports to the Czech Republic.
High-tech services exports from Czechia
Publication date: 29. 10. 2024
Year 2022
181,868 CZK million
High-tech services exports - share of total services exports from Czechia
Publication date: 29. 10. 2024
Year 2022
20.6%
High-tech services exports from Czechia to EU
Publication date: 29. 10. 2024
Year 2022
97,021 CZK million
High-tech services imports from Czechia
Publication date: 29. 10. 2024
Year 2022
129,313 CZK million
High-tech services imports - share of total services imports from Czechia
Publication date: 29. 10. 2024
Year 2022
16.4%
High-tech services imports from Czechia to EU
Publication date: 29. 10. 2024
Year 2022
97,923 CZK million
(CZK million)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export | ||||||||
| Total | 98,834 | 102,144 | 112,360 | 131,845 | 139,080 | 157,567 | 177,140 | 181,868 |
Computer services and software | 63,584 | 69,518 | 74,364 | 91,000 | 101,013 | 109,483 | 126,481 | 122,695 |
Architectural, engineering and other technical services | 17,327 | 14,358 | 17,488 | 17,495 | 16,944 | 19,769 | 20,696 | 24,282 |
Research and development | 13,621 | 15,680 | 17,153 | 18,005 | 15,732 | 21,852 | 24,485 | 30,074 |
Royalties and licence fees | 4,302 | 2,588 | 3,355 | 5,344 | 5,391 | 6,463 | 5,478 | 4,817 |
| Import | ||||||||
| Total | 71,152 | 73,922 | 83,427 | 105,602 | 90,346 | 92,110 | 123,060 | 129,313 |
Computer services and software | 30,003 | 33,956 | 36,888 | 41,504 | 46,796 | 49,976 | 62,405 | 67,380 |
Architectural, engineering and other technical services | 12,710 | 8,755 | 7,671 | 10,786 | 10,267 | 12,486 | 14,651 | 15,101 |
Research and development | 14,932 | 18,136 | 23,161 | 38,292 | 19,929 | 13,784 | 28,865 | 24,143 |
Royalties and licence fees | 13,507 | 13,075 | 15,708 | 15,020 | 13,354 | 15,864 | 17,139 | 22,689 |
Source: CZSO, Survey on exports and imports of services
(%)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export - share of total services exports from Czechia (%) | ||||||||
| Total | 16.6 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 18.6 | 22.7 | 23.7 | 21.9 | 20.6 |
Computer services and software | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 13.9 |
Architectural, engineering and other technical services | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
Research and development | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
Royalties and licence fees | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.5 |
| Import - share of total services imports to Czechia (%) | ||||||||
| Total | 14.6 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 17.3 | 16.4 |
Computer services and software | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
Architectural, engineering and other technical services | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
Research and development | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.1 |
Royalties and licence fees | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.9 |
Source: CZSO, Survey on exports and imports of services
(CZK million)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-tech services exports from Czechia, total | 98,834 | 102,144 | 112,360 | 131,845 | 139,080 | 157,567 | 177,140 | 181,868 |
| EU27 total | 49,541 | 55,440 | 59,761 | 69,130 | 73,775 | 81,989 | 94,670 | 97,022 |
Germany | 17,351 | 21,716 | 23,373 | 25,525 | 27,194 | 31,769 | 39,704 | 43,185 |
France | 3,075 | 2,780 | 2,874 | 3,488 | 3,247 | 4,057 | 4,927 | 9,600 |
Netherlands | 2,377 | 3,437 | 3,733 | 4,416 | 4,685 | 5,994 | 6,797 | 7,712 |
Slovakia | 4,077 | 3,572 | 3,029 | 3,940 | 3,694 | 4,088 | 4,793 | 5,369 |
Ireland | 10,434 | 12,093 | 13,969 | 15,901 | 17,913 | 16,757 | 13,913 | 4,846 |
Finland | 2,118 | 2,333 | 2,526 | 2,881 | 2,839 | 2,951 | 3,170 | 3,047 |
Poland | 1,328 | 1,182 | 1,177 | 1,676 | 1,528 | 2,169 | 2,379 | 2,940 |
Belgium | 872 | 813 | 1,164 | 2,018 | 1,984 | 2,312 | 2,654 | 2,716 |
Austria | 1,075 | 858 | 1,318 | 1,205 | 1,298 | 1,397 | 1,705 | 2,373 |
Sweden | 968 | 890 | 1,155 | 1,233 | 1,773 | 1,954 | 1,830 | 2,194 |
Spain | 420 | 468 | 445 | 731 | 716 | 694 | 1,254 | 2,026 |
Cyprus | 468 | 735 | 653 | 593 | 1,145 | 1,445 | 3,134 | 1,996 |
Italy | 1,111 | 1,129 | 1,023 | 1,143 | 1,063 | 1,258 | 1,148 | 1,960 |
Denmark | 356 | 340 | 335 | 415 | 398 | 498 | 831 | 1,373 |
other | 3,510 | 3,094 | 2,986 | 3,965 | 4,300 | 4,647 | 6,430 | 5,687 |
| United States | 20,054 | 19,431 | 19,844 | 25,762 | 30,143 | 34,998 | 42,171 | 39,944 |
| Switzerland | 3,328 | 4,323 | 6,045 | 5,962 | 7,544 | 9,614 | 10,636 | 12,052 |
| Great Britain | 7,250 | 7,363 | 7,268 | 7,881 | 8,639 | 8,948 | 9,862 | 10,534 |
| China | 4,172 | 4,155 | 6,146 | 7,813 | 5,062 | 7,505 | 5,216 | 5,622 |
| Singapore | 574 | 613 | 735 | 839 | 932 | 701 | 977 | 1,219 |
| Australia | 225 | 222 | 196 | 307 | 622 | 634 | 673 | 1,166 |
| Israel | 213 | 65 | 128 | 239 | 534 | 875 | 493 | 1,064 |
| Norway | 301 | 333 | 476 | 667 | 752 | 851 | 1,021 | 1,001 |
| other | 13,176 | 10,198 | 11,761 | 13,244 | 11,078 | 11,452 | 11,422 | 12,244 |
Source: CZSO, Survey on exports and imports of services
(CZK million)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High-tech services imports to Czechia, total | 71,152 | 73,922 | 83,427 | 105,602 | 90,346 | 92,110 | 123,060 | 129,313 |
| EU27 total | 51,172 | 52,065 | 61,579 | 79,688 | 63,321 | 66,595 | 93,486 | 97,923 |
Germany | 23,060 | 25,917 | 32,430 | 49,696 | 32,072 | 30,423 | 47,522 | 44,186 |
Netherlands | 6,029 | 7,398 | 9,239 | 8,829 | 8,743 | 11,545 | 12,430 | 17,822 |
Ireland | 1,872 | 1,910 | 2,794 | 3,577 | 5,617 | 7,217 | 10,888 | 11,501 |
France | 4,304 | 4,008 | 4,062 | 3,849 | 4,001 | 3,786 | 3,551 | 4,347 |
Slovakia | 5,337 | 3,009 | 2,861 | 3,036 | 2,862 | 2,915 | 4,574 | 4,031 |
Cyprus | 822 | 1,249 | 1,022 | 1,215 | 1,070 | 1,154 | 1,798 | 2,243 |
Belgium | 1,078 | 1,324 | 1,255 | 672 | 620 | 768 | 967 | 1,886 |
Spain | 585 | 564 | 404 | 747 | 426 | 512 | 900 | 1,560 |
Sweden | 1,114 | 1,017 | 1,054 | 968 | 856 | 894 | 1,339 | 1,472 |
Austria | 3,616 | 1,915 | 1,979 | 1,901 | 1,543 | 1,540 | 1,618 | 1,467 |
Denmark | 460 | 459 | 562 | 565 | 638 | 699 | 891 | 1,082 |
Cyprus | 680 | 964 | 970 | 1,117 | 1,221 | 1,550 | 2,667 | 1,074 |
Italy | 749 | 807 | 1,401 | 1,514 | 1,171 | 896 | 951 | 1,029 |
Finland | 376 | 457 | 261 | 498 | 571 | 812 | 946 | 852 |
other | 1,091 | 1,069 | 1,286 | 1,503 | 1,910 | 1,884 | 2,446 | 3,372 |
| United States | 4,410 | 4,144 | 3,902 | 3,976 | 3,565 | 3,254 | 4,366 | 6,014 |
| Great Britain | 2,815 | 3,413 | 3,653 | 4,792 | 5,301 | 4,626 | 5,603 | 5,911 |
| Japan | 3,353 | 3,692 | 3,376 | 3,184 | 2,262 | 2,114 | 3,365 | 3,359 |
| India | 510 | 231 | 395 | 824 | 2,333 | 2,402 | 2,437 | 2,648 |
| Switzerland | 2,234 | 2,377 | 2,451 | 2,724 | 3,133 | 3,293 | 3,640 | 2,011 |
| the Korean republic | 1,726 | 1,736 | 1,408 | 1,527 | 1,115 | 1,129 | 1,335 | 1,681 |
| China | 555 | 793 | 1,027 | 998 | 937 | 986 | 1,311 | 571 |
| Russia | 764 | 1,308 | 1,454 | 1,931 | 1,915 | 2,060 | 898 | 64 |
| other | 3,614 | 4,162 | 4,182 | 5,959 | 6,465 | 5,650 | 6,620 | 9,131 |
Source: CZSO, Survey on exports and imports of services
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