Government budget allocations for R&D
38.5 billion crowns were spent on research and development from the government budget in 2022, which represented 0.57% of GDP. This is the lowest share since 2010. Government budget on research and development increased by 0.5% year-on-year. The government budget participate 29% to the financing of research and development. The most important provider of state support has long been the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports, which in 2022 supported research and development in the amount of 15.2 billion crowns. Among the recipients of R&D state support, public universities dominate, which in 2022 consumed 17 billion crowns of public money on R&D.
(CZK million)
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia 1) | 30,653 | 33,383 | 35,813 | 38,090 | 38,295 | 38,485 | 39,039 | 40,041 |
Hlavní město Praha | 16,030 | 17,632 | 18,900 | 19,895 | 20,654 | 20,647 | 20,131 | 21,153 |
Středočeský kraj | 2,004 | 2,002 | 2,152 | 2,130 | 2,010 | 2,042 | 2,181 | 2,189 |
Jihočeský kraj | 841 | 908 | 1,014 | 1,097 | 1,198 | 1,248 | 1,351 | 1,322 |
Plzeňský kraj | 832 | 922 | 1,009 | 959 | 914 | 877 | 927 | 952 |
Karlovarský kraj | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Ústecký kraj | 215 | 268 | 293 | 303 | 350 | 319 | 268 | 267 |
Liberecký kraj | 552 | 572 | 636 | 671 | 690 | 637 | 604 | 592 |
Královéhradecký kraj | 379 | 395 | 421 | 446 | 448 | 427 | 414 | 401 |
Pardubický kraj | 499 | 508 | 548 | 598 | 578 | 512 | 494 | 539 |
Kraj Vysočina | 111 | 127 | 129 | 135 | 140 | 119 | 103 | 83 |
Jihomoravský kraj | 5,529 | 5,983 | 6,423 | 6,987 | 6,810 | 6,767 | 7,084 | 7,389 |
Olomoucký kraj | 1,265 | 1,481 | 1,483 | 1,435 | 1,441 | 1,430 | 1,481 | 1,500 |
Zlínský kraj | 345 | 358 | 395 | 373 | 390 | 362 | 365 | 359 |
Moravskoslezský kraj | 1,131 | 1,267 | 1,447 | 1,465 | 1,444 | 1,465 | 1,484 | 1,515 |
1) It also includes expenditures where the region cannot be determined or R&D expenditures from the government budget whose recipients are from abroad
Source: CZSO, Statistics of Government budget allocations on research and development (GBARD)
(CZK million)
| 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia 1) | 3,040 | 3,179 | 3,352 | 3,434 | 3,764 | 3,290 | 2,914 | 2,628 |
Hlavní město Praha | 852 | 943 | 803 | 809 | 991 | 897 | 806 | 695 |
Středočeský kraj | 304 | 287 | 292 | 276 | 301 | 275 | 189 | 161 |
Jihočeský kraj | 57 | 70 | 86 | 77 | 86 | 82 | 59 | 53 |
Plzeňský kraj | 132 | 171 | 184 | 165 | 185 | 158 | 167 | 161 |
Karlovarský kraj | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Ústecký kraj | 112 | 140 | 157 | 163 | 175 | 171 | 116 | 110 |
Liberecký kraj | 218 | 216 | 280 | 306 | 316 | 279 | 281 | 262 |
Královéhradecký kraj | 202 | 178 | 194 | 198 | 203 | 171 | 160 | 139 |
Pardubický kraj | 157 | 127 | 158 | 203 | 160 | 118 | 100 | 109 |
Kraj Vysočina | 105 | 116 | 115 | 120 | 128 | 108 | 95 | 76 |
Jihomoravský kraj | 441 | 462 | 543 | 565 | 672 | 580 | 501 | 481 |
Olomoucký kraj | 186 | 207 | 214 | 175 | 167 | 138 | 153 | 134 |
Zlínský kraj | 122 | 123 | 137 | 137 | 150 | 126 | 115 | 101 |
Moravskoslezský kraj | 149 | 134 | 184 | 236 | 226 | 182 | 170 | 146 |
1) It also includes expenditures where the region cannot be determined or R&D expenditures from the government budget whose recipients are from abroad
Source: CZSO, Statistics of Government budget allocations on research and development (GBARD)