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.
Investments in research and development of ICT equipment and software in the regions of the Czech Republic
Year 2024
Total (CZK million) | ICT equipment (CZK million) | ICT services and software (CZK million) | Share of total ICT R&D expenditures in Czechia (%) | Share of total ICT R&D expenditures in the region (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Czechia | 36,868 | 8,737 | 28,132 | 100.0 | 25.1 |
Hlavní město Praha | 23,030 | 4,134 | 18,896 | 62.5 | 38.3 |
Středočeský kraj | 315 | 71 | 244 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
Jihočeský kraj | 201 | 66 | 135 | 0.5 | 4.8 |
Plzeňský kraj | 1 982 | 1,650 | 333 | 5.4 | 35.1 |
Karlovarský kraj | 39 | 8 | 32 | 0.1 | 16.2 |
Ústecký kraj | 95 | 32 | 63 | 0.3 | 5.9 |
Liberecký kraj | 190 | 127 | 63 | 0.5 | 5.1 |
Královéhradecký kraj | 821 | 109 | 712 | 2.2 | 24.8 |
Pardubický kraj | 640 | 303 | 337 | 1.7 | 15.4 |
Kraj Vysočina | 67 | 42 | 25 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
Jihomoravský kraj | 7,803 | 1,320 | 6,483 | 21.2 | 31.0 |
Olomoucký kraj | 125 | 17 | 107 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
Zlínský kraj | 1,110 | 772 | 338 | 3.0 | 23.6 |
Moravskoslezský kraj | 450 | 86 | 364 | 1.2 | 6.2 |
Source: CZSO, Annual R&D survey