Government budget and revenue in Jihozápad, Czechia: official figures
The budgets of the regional governments in the Southwest (Jihozápad) (Jihočeský kraj, Plzeňský kraj) took in CZK 52.1 billion and spent CZK 52.0 billion in 2025, about CZK 41,104 of revenue per resident (2nd highest of 8).
Does Jihozápad have a budget deficit?
The regions in the Southwest (Jihozápad) together closed 2025 with a budget surplus of CZK 156 million, 0.3% of revenue; in 2024 the balance was +CZK 1.3 billion.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) from Ministry of Finance (FIN 2-12 M) data · saved copyWhere does the money for Jihozápad come from?
Taxes made up 36.0% of the regional budget revenue of the Southwest (Jihozápad) in 2025 (CZK 18.8 billion) and transfers from the state and EU funds 60.0%, 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 Jihozápad invest?
Capital investment took 17.3% of the 2025 budget spending of the Southwest (Jihozápad) (CZK 9.0 billion), 2nd highest 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 Jihozápad growing?
Budget revenue of the Southwest (Jihozápad) grew by 53% between 2019 and 2025, from CZK 34.1 billion to CZK 52.1 billion in current prices.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) from Ministry of Finance (FIN 2-12 M) data · saved copyHow much do councils in Jihozápad spend?
Counting the region together with its municipalities and their unions, local government in the Southwest (Jihozápad) took in CZK 80,333 per resident in 2024 after consolidation, against CZK 79,553 for Czechia.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Jihozápad compares with other statistical regions
Revenue of the regional (kraj) budget per resident, CZK (2025)
Jihozápad ranks 2 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | CZK 105,975 |
| 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 |
Capital (investment) spending as % of regional budget spending (2025)
Jihozápad ranks 2 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Capital (investment) spending as % of regional budget spending |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 20.9 |
| 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 |
Regional budget balance as % of revenue (2025)
Jihozápad ranks 3 of 8, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Regional budget balance as % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 16.3 |
| 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 |
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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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