Government budget and revenue in Plzeňský kraj (Jihozápad, Czechia): official figures
The budget of the regional government of the Plzeň Region took in CZK 23.9 billion and spent CZK 24.2 billion in 2025, about CZK 38,868 of revenue per resident (5th lowest of 14).
Does Plzeň Region have a budget deficit?
The Plzeň Region closed 2025 with a budget deficit of CZK 352 million, 1.5% of revenue; in 2024 the balance was +CZK 605 million.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) from Ministry of Finance (FIN 2-12 M) data · saved copyWhere does the money for Plzeň Region come from?
Taxes made up 35.9% of the regional budget revenue of the Plzeň Region in 2025 (CZK 8.6 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 Plzeň Region invest?
Capital investment took 16.9% of the 2025 budget spending of the Plzeň Region (CZK 4.1 billion), 5th highest of 14 among the 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 Plzeň Region growing?
Budget revenue of the Plzeň Region grew by 56% between 2019 and 2025, from CZK 15.3 billion to CZK 23.9 billion in current prices.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) from Ministry of Finance (FIN 2-12 M) data · saved copyHow much do councils in Plzeň Region spend?
Counting the region together with its municipalities and their unions, local government in the Plzeň Region took in CZK 81,742 per resident in 2024 after consolidation, against CZK 79,553 for Czechia.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Plzeňský kraj compares with other regions in Czechia
Revenue of the regional (kraj) budget per resident, CZK (2025)
Plzeňský kraj ranks 10 of 14, highest first. Prague is both a city and a region; its figure is the whole city budget.
| Rank | Area | Revenue of the regional (kraj) budget per resident, CZK |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | CZK 40,246 |
| 8 | Zlínský kraj | CZK 39,062 |
| 9 | Ústecký kraj | CZK 38,941 |
| 10 | Plzeňský kraj | CZK 38,868 |
| 11 | Liberecký kraj | CZK 38,431 |
| 12 | Středočeský kraj | CZK 36,056 |
| 13 | Moravskoslezský kraj | CZK 35,393 |
Capital (investment) spending as % of regional budget spending (2025)
Plzeňský kraj ranks 5 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Capital (investment) spending as % of regional budget spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Královéhradecký kraj | 18.9 |
| 3 | Kraj Vysočina | 18.4 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 17.6 |
| 5 | Plzeňský kraj | 16.9 |
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 16.0 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 15.4 |
| 8 | Zlínský kraj | 14.6 |
Regional budget balance as % of revenue (2025)
Plzeňský kraj ranks 11 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Regional budget balance as % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Ústecký kraj | -0.9 |
| 9 | Jihomoravský kraj | -1.1 |
| 10 | Středočeský kraj | -1.4 |
| 11 | Plzeňský kraj | -1.5 |
| 12 | Liberecký kraj | -1.7 |
| 13 | Královéhradecký kraj | -2.9 |
| 14 | Zlínský kraj | -4.7 |
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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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