Government budget and revenue in Střední Čechy, Czechia: official figures
The budget of the regional governments in Central Bohemia (Střední Čechy) (Středočeský kraj) took in CZK 52.9 billion and spent CZK 53.6 billion in 2025, about CZK 36,056 of revenue per resident (2nd lowest of 8).
Does Střední Čechy have a budget deficit?
Central Bohemia (Střední Čechy) closed 2025 with a budget deficit of CZK 720 million, 1.4% of revenue; in 2024 the balance was -CZK 78 million.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) from Ministry of Finance (FIN 2-12 M) data · saved copyWhere does the money for Střední Čechy come from?
Taxes made up 30.9% of the regional budget revenue of Central Bohemia (Střední Čechy) in 2025 (CZK 16.3 billion) and transfers from the state and EU funds 66.8%, 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 Střední Čechy invest?
Capital investment took 11.8% of the 2025 budget spending of Central Bohemia (Střední Čechy) (CZK 6.3 billion), 3rd 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 Střední Čechy growing?
Budget revenue of Central Bohemia (Střední Čechy) grew by 56% between 2019 and 2025, from CZK 33.8 billion to CZK 52.9 billion in current prices.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (ČSÚ) from Ministry of Finance (FIN 2-12 M) data · saved copyHow much do councils in Střední Čechy spend?
Counting the region together with its municipalities and their unions, local government in Central Bohemia (Střední Čechy) took in CZK 70,913 per resident in 2024 after consolidation, against CZK 79,553 for Czechia.
Source: Czech Statistical Office (Český statistický úřad, ČSÚ) · saved copyHow Střední Čechy compares with other statistical regions
Revenue of the regional (kraj) budget per resident, CZK (2025)
Střední Čechy ranks 7 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)
Střední Čechy ranks 6 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)
Střední Čechy ranks 8 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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