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Data checked 28 Oct 2026 · next scheduled check 1 Jan 2027 · UN World Population Prospects (via World Bank) released 1 Jul 2026 · Eurostat released 21 Oct 2026 · World Bank WDI released 8 Oct 2026
Total spending · 2024
42.9%
-9.9 pts since 1995
Welfare · 2024
13.2%
+2.4 pts since 1995
Healthcare · 2024
9.00%
+1.7 pts since 1995
Defence · 2024
1.30%
-0.4 pts since 1995
Education · 2024
4.50%
-0.7 pts since 1995
Debt interest · 2024
1.40%
+0.3 pts since 1995
Gross debt · 2025
44.2%
of GDP · +31 pts since 1995
Population · 2025
10.9m
5.4% since 1995
Public-sector employment
Not available: no official public-sector employment series is loaded for Czechia yet.
Welfare rose from 10.8% to 14.0% of GDP between 1995 and 2020, then fell to 13.2% by 2024.
Healthcare rose from 7.3% to 9.5% of GDP between 1995 and 2021, then fell to 9.0% by 2024.
Defence fell from 1.7% to 0.7% of GDP between 1995 and 2014, then rose to 1.3% by 2024.
Education fell from 5.2% to 3.7% of GDP between 1995 and 2016, then rose to 4.5% by 2024.
Debt interest fell from 1.1% to 0.7% of GDP between 1995 and 2019, then rose to 1.4% by 2024.
Total spending fell from 52.8% to 38.5% of GDP between 1995 and 2017, then rose to 42.9% by 2024.
Gross debt rose from 13.5% to 44.2% of GDP between 1995 and 2025.
Population grew from 10.3 million in 1995 to 10.9 million in 2025; the UN projects 10.1 million by 2050.