Key macroeconomic indicators
The following table shows selected key macroeconomic indicators. For a complete overview of all the main macroeconomic indicators, please see table in xlsx format further down the page.
| INDICATOR | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP increase/decrease, year-on-year (%, constant prices, 2020=100) | 2.8 | 3.6 | -5.3 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| Average annual inflation rate (%) | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 15.1 | 10.7 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Real wage increase/decrease, year-on-year (%) 1) | 5.9 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 | -9.4 | -3.2 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| General unemployment rate (%) 2) | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| Average CZK/EUR exchange rate | 25.64 | 25.67 | 26.44 | 25.65 | 24.57 | 24.01 | 25.12 | 24.69 |
| Current account of balance of payments to GDP (%) | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.8 | -2.1 | -4.7 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| General government sector balance to GDP (%) | 0.9 | 0.3 | -5.6 | -5.0 | -3.1 | -3.7 | -2.0 | -2.1 |
1) full time equivalent, entire national economy
2) as of 2018 according to the new weighing
. = not available