Investment in ICT
Almost 344 billion crowns were invested in ICT equipment and software in the Czech Republic in 2022, which accounted for 19% of the total investments in the Czech Republic and 5% of GDP. 80% of this amount was made up of investments in Software (275 CZK billion), and investments in ICT equipment were 69 billion. Households spent 121 billion crowns on ICT equipment and services in 2022, with 45 billion going to ICT equipment and 76 billion to ICT services.
ICT investment
Publication date: 31. 07. 2023
Year 2022
343.7 CZK billion
Share of ICT investment in GDP
Publication date: 31. 07. 2023
Year 2022
5.1%
ICT R&D expenditures
Publication date: 31. 07. 2023
Year 2022
31.6 CZK billion
Share of ICT R&D expenditures in total R&D expenditure
Publication date: 31. 07. 2023
Year 2022
23.7%
Household consumption expenditures on ICT equipment and services
Publication date: 31. 07. 2023
Year 2022
121.3 CZK billion
Share of ICT in total household expenditures
Publication date: 31. 07. 2023
Year 2022
3.9%
Data and time series
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total - CZK million | 192,247 | 191,276 | 194,625 | 233,830 | 268,874 | 287,958 | 299,037 | 343,660 |
ICT equipment | 95,977 | 87,256 | 76,809 | 82,840 | 87,703 | 88,434 | 81,493 | 69,094 |
Software | 96,270 | 104,020 | 117,816 | 150,990 | 181,171 | 199,524 | 217,544 | 274,566 |
| by sector: | ||||||||
Non-financial corporations | 142,467 | 150,395 | 152,902 | 183,663 | 213,183 | 232,072 | 235,447 | 280,089 |
Financial corporations | 19,132 | 22,587 | 22,850 | 27,149 | 32,946 | 32,580 | 34,918 | 37,551 |
Government | 25,282 | 12,774 | 14,164 | 18,461 | 16,552 | 17,813 | 16,222 | 19,054 |
Households1) | 4,855 | 5,131 | 3,861 | 4,071 | 5,456 | 4,801 | 12,171 | 6,674 |
Non-profit institutions | 511 | 389 | 848 | 486 | 737 | 692 | 279 | 292 |
| Share of total investment (%) | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Share of GDP (%) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
1) In the case of investments (THFK), the household sector only includes data for small entrepreneurs producing marketable products and services (artisans, self-employed farmers, private doctors, lawyers, tax advisors, etc.).
* Preliminary data
Source: CZSO, Annual National Accounts Statistics
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total - CZK million | 95,977 | 87,256 | 76,809 | 82,840 | 87,703 | 88,434 | 81,493 | 69,094 |
Non-financial corporations | 70,639 | 74,106 | 63,977 | 66,158 | 70,464 | 72,962 | 58,101 | 49,013 |
Financial corporations | 2,453 | 1,114 | 1,076 | 1,654 | 4,279 | 3,025 | 5,147 | 5,873 |
Government | 18,231 | 7,297 | 7,681 | 11,178 | 7,771 | 7,797 | 6,188 | 7,576 |
Households1) | 4,554 | 4,651 | 3,755 | 3,705 | 5,046 | 4,570 | 11,975 | 6,546 |
Non-profit institutions | 100 | 88 | 320 | 145 | 143 | 80 | 82 | 86 |
| Share of total investment (%) | 7.8 | 7.3 | 6.0 | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| Share of GDP (%) | 2.1 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
1) In the case of investments (THFK), the household sector only includes data for small entrepreneurs producing marketable products and services (artisans, self-employed farmers, private doctors, lawyers, tax advisors, etc.).
* Preliminary data
Source: CZSO, Annual National Accounts Statistics
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total - CZK million | 96,270 | 104,020 | 117,816 | 150,990 | 181,171 | 199,524 | 217,544 | 274,566 |
Non-financial corporations | 71,828 | 76,289 | 88,925 | 117,505 | 142,719 | 159,110 | 177,346 | 231,076 |
Financial corporations | 16,679 | 21,473 | 21,774 | 25,495 | 28,667 | 29,555 | 29,771 | 31,678 |
Government | 7,051 | 5,477 | 6,483 | 7,283 | 8,781 | 10,016 | 10,034 | 11,478 |
Households1) | 301 | 480 | 106 | 366 | 410 | 231 | 196 | 128 |
Non-profit institutions | 411 | 301 | 528 | 341 | 594 | 612 | 197 | 206 |
| Share of total investment (%) | 7.8 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 10.6 | 11.6 | 13.2 | 13.7 | 15.1 |
| Share of GDP (%) | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1) In the case of investments (THFK), the household sector only includes data for small entrepreneurs producing marketable products and services (artisans, self-employed farmers, private doctors, lawyers, tax advisors, etc.).
* Preliminary data
Source: CZSO, Annual National Accounts Statistics
| 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total - CZK million | 11,763 | 12,477 | 15,448 | 18,720 | 20,474 | 22,975 | 27,450 | 31,643 |
ICT equipment | 5,112 | 4,295 | 5,024 | 5,594 | 5,791 | 6,691 | 7,372 | 8,164 |
ICT services and software | 6,651 | 8,182 | 10,424 | 13,125 | 14,683 | 16,284 | 20,078 | 23,479 |
| Type of R&D performer: | ||||||||
Enterprises | 10,000 | 11,234 | 14,330 | 17,101 | 18,830 | 21,517 | 26,096 | 30,469 |
Public universities | 1,705 | 1,192 | 1,053 | 1,535 | 1,576 | 1,351 | 1,265 | 1,043 |
Other R&D performers | 58 | 52 | 64 | 84 | 68 | 107 | 89 | 131 |
| Share of total R&D expenditure (%) | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 24 |
| Share of GDP (%) | 0.25 | 0.26 | 0.30 | 0.35 | 0.35 | 0.40 | 0.45 | 0.47 |
Source: CZSO, Annual R&D survey