Government budget and revenue in Karlovarský kraj (Severozápad, Czechia): official figures
The budget of the regional government of the Karlovy Vary Region took in CZK 12.7 billion and spent CZK 12.0 billion in 2025, about CZK 43,201 of revenue per resident (4th highest of 14).
Does Karlovy Vary Region have a budget deficit?
The Karlovy Vary Region closed 2025 with a budget surplus of CZK 668 million, 5.3% of revenue; in 2024 the balance was +CZK 1.1 billion.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) from Ministry of Finance (FIN 2-12 M) data · saved copyWhere does the money for Karlovy Vary Region come from?
Taxes made up 35.8% of the regional budget revenue of the Karlovy Vary Region in 2025 (CZK 4.5 billion) and transfers from the state and EU funds 59.0%, 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 Karlovy Vary Region invest?
Capital investment took 12.7% of the 2025 budget spending of the Karlovy Vary Region (CZK 1.5 billion), 6th lowest 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 Karlovy Vary Region growing?
Budget revenue of the Karlovy Vary Region grew by 51% between 2019 and 2025, from CZK 8.4 billion to CZK 12.7 billion in current prices.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) from Ministry of Finance (FIN 2-12 M) data · saved copyHow much do councils in Karlovy Vary Region spend?
Counting the region together with its municipalities and their unions, local government in the Karlovy Vary Region took in CZK 80,077 per resident in 2024 after consolidation, against CZK 79,553 for Czechia.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Karlovarský kraj compares with other regions in Czechia
Revenue of the regional (kraj) budget per resident, CZK (2025)
Karlovarský kraj ranks 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | CZK 105,975 |
| 2 | Kraj Vysočina | CZK 45,224 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | CZK 43,207 |
| 4 | Karlovarský kraj | CZK 43,201 |
| 5 | Olomoucký kraj | CZK 42,166 |
| 6 | Královéhradecký kraj | CZK 41,876 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | CZK 40,246 |
Capital (investment) spending as % of regional budget spending (2025)
Karlovarský kraj ranks 9 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Capital (investment) spending as % of regional budget spending |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Liberecký kraj | 16.0 |
| 7 | Pardubický kraj | 15.4 |
| 8 | Zlínský kraj | 14.6 |
| 9 | Karlovarský kraj | 12.7 |
| 10 | Olomoucký kraj | 12.4 |
| 11 | Středočeský kraj | 11.8 |
| 12 | Ústecký kraj | 10.7 |
Regional budget balance as % of revenue (2025)
Karlovarský kraj ranks 2 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Regional budget balance as % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 16.3 |
| 2 | Karlovarský kraj | 5.3 |
| 3 | Jihočeský kraj | 1.8 |
| 4 | Olomoucký kraj | 1.8 |
| 5 | Pardubický kraj | 1.5 |
| 6 | Kraj Vysočina | 1.1 |
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | -0.1 |
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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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