Government budget and revenue in Jihovýchod, Czechia: official figures
The budgets of the regional governments in the Southeast (Jihovýchod) (Kraj Vysočina, Jihomoravský kraj) took in CZK 65.7 billion and spent CZK 65.8 billion in 2025, about CZK 37,581 of revenue per resident (3rd lowest of 8).
Does Jihovýchod have a budget deficit?
The regions in the Southeast (Jihovýchod) together closed 2025 with a budget deficit of CZK 186 million, 0.3% of revenue; in 2024 the balance was +CZK 4.2 billion.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) from Ministry of Finance (FIN 2-12 M) data · saved copyWhere does the money for Jihovýchod come from?
Taxes made up 30.7% of the regional budget revenue of the Southeast (Jihovýchod) in 2025 (CZK 20.1 billion) and transfers from the state and EU funds 65.6%, much of it money for teachers' pay passed on to schools.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) from Ministry of Finance (FIN 2-12 M) data · saved copyHow much does Jihovýchod invest?
Capital investment took 13.3% of the 2025 budget spending of the Southeast (Jihovýchod) (CZK 8.8 billion), 4th lowest of 8 among the cohesion regions; Czechia's regions together invested 15.5%.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) from Ministry of Finance (FIN 2-12 M) data · saved copyIs the budget of Jihovýchod growing?
Budget revenue of the Southeast (Jihovýchod) grew by 58% between 2019 and 2025, from CZK 41.4 billion to CZK 65.7 billion in current prices.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) from Ministry of Finance (FIN 2-12 M) data · saved copyHow much do councils in Jihovýchod spend?
Counting the region together with its municipalities and their unions, local government in the Southeast (Jihovýchod) took in CZK 80,317 per resident in 2024 after consolidation, against CZK 79,553 for Czechia.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Jihovýchod compares with other statistical regions
Revenue of the regional (kraj) budget per resident, CZK (2025)
Jihovýchod ranks 6 of 8, highest first. Prague is both a city and a region; its figure is the whole city budget.
| Rank | Region | Revenue of the regional (kraj) budget per resident, CZK |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jihozápad | CZK 41,104 |
| 3 | Střední Morava | CZK 40,681 |
| 4 | Severovýchod | CZK 40,305 |
| 5 | Severozápad | CZK 40,075 |
| 6 | Jihovýchod | CZK 37,581 |
| 7 | Střední Čechy | CZK 36,056 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezsko | CZK 35,393 |
Capital (investment) spending as % of regional budget spending (2025)
Jihovýchod ranks 5 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Capital (investment) spending as % of regional budget spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Jihozápad | 17.3 |
| 3 | Severovýchod | 16.9 |
| 4 | Střední Morava | 13.4 |
| 5 | Jihovýchod | 13.3 |
| 6 | Střední Čechy | 11.8 |
| 7 | Severozápad | 11.2 |
| 8 | Moravskoslezsko | 10.6 |
Regional budget balance as % of revenue (2025)
Jihovýchod ranks 5 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Regional budget balance as % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Severozápad | 0.8 |
| 3 | Jihozápad | 0.3 |
| 4 | Moravskoslezsko | -0.1 |
| 5 | Jihovýchod | -0.3 |
| 6 | Severovýchod | -1.1 |
| 7 | Střední Morava | -1.2 |
| 8 | Střední Čechy | -1.4 |
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Sources
- Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ): Comparison of Regions in the Czech Republic 2025 (Srovnání krajů v České republice 2025), all tables in XLSX, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 efb6d3c5e32a…)
- Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) from Ministry of Finance (FIN 2-12 M) data: Budgets of municipalities and regions (Hospodaření obcí a krajů, DataStat dataset WFIN01) by kraj, 2019-2025, data of the Ministry of Finance, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 7ef657690db2…)
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