International trade in ICT services
In 2023, there is a decline in revenue from the export of ICT services. Last year it amounted to almost CZK 150 billion. By contrast, expenditure on imports of ICT services increased in the same year and was close to CZK 90 billion. There was also a decline in the balance, which amounted to more than CZK 58 billion in 2023.
ICT services exports from Czechia
Publication date: 31. 10. 2024
Year 2022
147,813 CZK million
ICT services exports - share of total services exports from Czechia
Publication date: 31. 10. 2024
Year 2022
17%
ICT services exports from Czechia to EU
Publication date: 31. 10. 2024
Year 2022
73,447 CZK million
ICT services imports from Czechia
Publication date: 31. 10. 2024
Year 2022
89,716 CZK million
ICT services imports - share of total services imports from Czechia
Publication date: 31. 10. 2024
Year 2022
11%
ICT services imports from Czechia to EU
Publication date: 31. 10. 2024
Year 2022
58,916 CZK million
(CZK million)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export | ||||||||
| Total | 79,004 | 87,808 | 91,441 | 105,286 | 118,327 | 130,626 | 150,482 | 147,813 |
Telecommunication services | 15,420 | 18,290 | 17,077 | 14,286 | 17,314 | 21,143 | 24,000 | 25,119 |
Computer services and software | 63,584 | 69,518 | 74,364 | 91,000 | 101,013 | 109,483 | 126,481 | 122,695 |
Computer services - IT consulting and related services | 43,616 | 47,565 | 46,146 | 54,261 | 56,239 | 60,954 | 72,677 | 68,791 |
Computer software - Programming and related services | 19,968 | 21,953 | 28,217 | 36,739 | 44,774 | 48,529 | 53,804 | 53,904 |
| Import | ||||||||
| Total | 44,807 | 50,389 | 52,446 | 53,040 | 62,374 | 69,512 | 82,911 | 89,716 |
Telecommunication services | 14,804 | 16,433 | 15,558 | 11,535 | 15,578 | 19,537 | 20,506 | 22,337 |
Computer services and software | 30,003 | 33,956 | 36,888 | 41,504 | 46,796 | 49,976 | 62,405 | 67,380 |
Computer services - IT consulting and related services | 22,144 | 24,904 | 26,390 | 29,715 | 31,501 | 33,526 | 41,682 | 46,338 |
Computer software - Programming and related services | 7,859 | 9,052 | 10,498 | 11,790 | 15,295 | 16,450 | 20,723 | 21,041 |
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 | 13.3 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 14.8 | 19.3 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 16.8 |
Telecommunication services | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.8 |
Computer services and software | 10.7 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 12.8 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 15.6 | 13.9 |
Computer services - IT consulting and related services | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.8 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.0 | 7.8 |
Computer software - Programming and related services | 3.4 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| Import - share of total services imports to Czechia (%) | ||||||||
| Total | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.0 | 12.4 | 12.8 | 11.7 | 11.4 |
Telecommunication services | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
Computer services and software | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 9.3 | 9.2 | 8.8 | 8.5 |
Computer services - IT consulting and related services | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
Computer software - Programming and related services | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
Source: CZSO, Survey on exports and imports of services
(CZK million)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT services exports from Czechia, total | 79,004 | 87,808 | 91,441 | 105,286 | 118,327 | 130,626 | 150,482 | 147,813 |
EU27 total | 43,639 | 47,553 | 47,843 | 54,498 | 61,482 | 64,863 | 76,364 | 73,447 |
Germany | 15,096 | 16,751 | 15,445 | 16,432 | 18,664 | 19,262 | 24,446 | 24,933 |
France | 1,956 | 1,790 | 2,178 | 2,470 | 2,591 | 3,510 | 4,025 | 6,040 |
Netherlands | 2,072 | 2,747 | 2,598 | 3,052 | 3,204 | 3,966 | 4,765 | 5,794 |
Italy | 1,446 | 1,716 | 1,519 | 1,568 | 1,342 | 2,971 | 2,733 | 5,359 |
Slovakia | 3,901 | 3,402 | 3,136 | 3,184 | 3,673 | 3,443 | 4,445 | 4,196 |
Ireland | 10,271 | 11,809 | 13,505 | 15,528 | 17,519 | 16,230 | 13,235 | 4,067 |
Finland | 1,973 | 2,399 | 2,470 | 2,807 | 2,732 | 2,829 | 3,140 | 2,867 |
Cyprus | 642 | 1,110 | 736 | 684 | 1,298 | 1,578 | 3,425 | 2,194 |
Sweden | 885 | 964 | 1,101 | 1,224 | 1,488 | 1,407 | 1,775 | 2,157 |
Belgium | 466 | 374 | 436 | 1,231 | 1,174 | 1,537 | 1,799 | 1,837 |
other | 4,918 | 4,489 | 4,718 | 6,588 | 7,796 | 8,130 | 12,576 | 14,003 |
United States | 14,819 | 15,619 | 17,688 | 23,027 | 26,589 | 31,597 | 37,295 | 32,955 |
United Kingdom | 5,832 | 6,063 | 7,466 | 6,959 | 8,995 | 9,575 | 10,738 | 11,387 |
Switzerland | 3,510 | 4,239 | 3,542 | 3,415 | 3,423 | 4,611 | 6,841 | 8,598 |
Hong Kong | 95 | 289 | 523 | 887 | 931 | 1,116 | 1,815 | 1,918 |
Singapore | 553 | 582 | 877 | 854 | 1,008 | 786 | 1,067 | 1,234 |
China | 520 | 890 | 1,047 | 1,457 | 1,457 | 1,506 | 909 | 1,008 |
other | 10,044 | 12,573 | 12,455 | 14,190 | 14,442 | 16,571 | 15,453 | 17,265 |
Source: CZSO, Survey on exports and imports of services
(CZK million)
| 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICT services imports to Czechia, total | 44,807 | 50,389 | 52,446 | 53,040 | 62,374 | 69,512 | 82,911 | 89,716 |
EU27 total | 28,406 | 30,672 | 31,591 | 31,116 | 37,286 | 41,831 | 54,744 | 58,916 |
Germany | 11,886 | 12,837 | 11,300 | 11,875 | 13,214 | 13,466 | 16,217 | 16,614 |
Ireland | 2,323 | 1,929 | 2,815 | 3,627 | 5,664 | 7,837 | 11,737 | 12,454 |
Netherlands | 1,905 | 2,581 | 2,345 | 2,403 | 2,690 | 3,860 | 4,585 | 7,584 |
Slovakia | 2,639 | 2,605 | 2,635 | 2,790 | 3,385 | 3,136 | 4,384 | 3,355 |
France | 1,868 | 1,800 | 1,957 | 1,746 | 2,179 | 2,156 | 1,967 | 2,562 |
Italy | 794 | 1,089 | 1,955 | 933 | 759 | 1,750 | 1,674 | 2,114 |
Greece | 7 | 1 | 375 | 125 | 195 | 355 | 1,361 | 1,470 |
Poland | 738 | 1,576 | 1,081 | 764 | 713 | 739 | 1,008 | 1,432 |
Sweden | 942 | 1,097 | 1,089 | 1,017 | 958 | 988 | 1,339 | 1,358 |
Austria | 1,555 | 1,011 | 1,022 | 1,172 | 1,420 | 1,278 | 1,542 | 1,262 |
other | 3,749 | 4,147 | 5,017 | 4,664 | 6,109 | 6,266 | 8,929 | 8,712 |
United Kingdom | 2,201 | 2,835 | 5,584 | 4,686 | 5,712 | 7,605 | 6,916 | 7,145 |
United States | 3,749 | 3,138 | 3,104 | 3,277 | 3,058 | 3,192 | 4,168 | 4,513 |
Switzerland | 3,231 | 3,959 | 2,531 | 2,304 | 2,772 | 3,115 | 3,226 | 3,053 |
Hong Kong | 32 | 252 | 492 | 1,072 | 1,068 | 1,099 | 1,579 | 1,834 |
Israel | 261 | 294 | 363 | 335 | 352 | 391 | 135 | 1,231 |
Serbia | 20 | 8 | 117 | 131 | 152 | 246 | 422 | 1,183 |
other | 6,908 | 9,231 | 8,664 | 10,120 | 11,975 | 12,033 | 11,721 | 11,841 |
Source: CZSO, Survey on exports and imports of services
| Name of Item | Type | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digital Economy in Figures - 2024 063006-24 | 18. 12. 2024 | ||
| Tržby v ICT sektoru loni přesáhly bilion korun (Czech only) 413000-24 | 04. 12. 2024 | ||
| Digital Economy in Figures - 2024 (Czech only) 063005-24 | 04. 12. 2024 | ||
| Investice do ICT meziročně vzrostly o 44 miliard (Czech only) 063020-23 | 05. 12. 2023 | ||
| Zájem cizinců o ICT obory na českých vysokých školách výrazně vzrostl (Czech only) 063018-22 | 29. 11. 2022 | ||
| Do výzkumu ICT zařízení a služeb šlo 23 miliard korun (Czech only) 061012-21 | 03. 12. 2021 | ||
| Investice do ICT vybavení a softwaru rostou (Czech only) 063014-20 | 03. 12. 2020 | ||
| Z Česka se vyvezlo ICT zboží za 668 miliard korun (Czech only) 063012-19 | 11. 12. 2019 |
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