Notification of government deficit and debt - 2025 (Second notification, data notified by Eurostat)
Balance of the general government sector ended up in deficit of 2.2% of the GDP
Publication Date: 21. 10. 2026
Product Code: 050062-26
“Based on regular consultations, Eurostat validated and confirmed the deficit of the Czech general government sector for the year 2025 in the amount of CZK 185.5 billion, corresponding to 2.2% of the GDP, and the general government debt amounting to 44.2% of the GDP,” Petr Musil, Director of the Government and Financial Accounts Department of the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO), stated.
Notification table of government deficit and debt
Indicator | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Net lending / net borrowing, CZK mil. | -213 884 | -282 814 | -159 222 | -185 469 |
Net lending / net borrowing, | -3.0 | -3.7 | -2.0 | -2.2 |
Consolidated gross debt, | 2 997 632 | 3 234 102 | 3 488 500 | 3 787 253 |
Consolidated gross debt, | 42.5 | 42.2 | 43.2 | 44.2 |
Data for all EU Member States will be published on the Eurostat’s website on 21 October 2026 at 11:00 a.m.
Notes
Notification of government deficit and debt is compiled always for the past four years and submitted to the European Commission by each Member State of the European Union always at the end of March and September each year, including a projection for the current year. The projection for the current year is compiled and published by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic. Quantification of fiscal indicators is based on the ESA 2010 methodology and serves the assessment of how the Maastricht convergence criteria are complied with. Pursuant to the Maastricht criteria, the government deficit must not exceed 3% of the GDP and the level of the accumulated government debt must not exceed 60% of the GDP.
Government surplus/deficit is represented by the item B.9 “net borrowing (−) or net lending (+)” in the system of national accounts. The indicator refers to the ability of the general government sector in the given year to finance other sectors of the economy (+) or the need of the general government sector to be financed (−) by other sectors.
The government debt consists of consolidated liabilities of the general government sector in the form of currency and deposits, issued debt securities, and received loans. In case of foreign exchange debt instruments hedged against currency risk, value in CZK is obtained by means of a contractual exchange rate.
Minor differences in the last decimal place are due to rounding.
Responsible head at the CZSO: Petr Musil, Director of the Government and Financial Accounts Department, T: +420 734 352 286, E: petr.musil@csu.gov.cz
Contact person: Jaroslav Kahoun, Head of the Government Accounts Unit, T: +420 274 054 232, E: jaroslav.kahoun@csu.gov.cz
Related information: https://csu.gov.cz/government-finance-statistics
Next news release will be published on: 1 April 2027