Government budget and revenue in Středočeský kraj (Střední Čechy, Czechia): official figures
The budget of the regional government of the Central Bohemian Region took in CZK 52.9 billion and spent CZK 53.6 billion in 2025, about CZK 36,056 of revenue per resident (3rd lowest of 14).
Does Central Bohemian Region have a budget deficit?
The Central Bohemian Region 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 Central Bohemian Region come from?
Taxes made up 30.9% of the regional budget revenue of the Central Bohemian Region 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 Central Bohemian Region invest?
Capital investment took 11.8% of the 2025 budget spending of the Central Bohemian Region (CZK 6.3 billion), 4th 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 Central Bohemian Region growing?
Budget revenue of the Central Bohemian Region 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 Central Bohemian Region spend?
Counting the region together with its municipalities and their unions, local government in the Central Bohemian Region 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 Středočeský kraj compares with other regions in Czechia
Revenue of the regional (kraj) budget per resident, CZK (2025)
Středočeský kraj ranks 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 14 | Jihomoravský kraj | CZK 34,362 |
Capital (investment) spending as % of regional budget spending (2025)
Středočeský kraj ranks 11 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Capital (investment) spending as % of regional budget spending |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 13 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 10.6 |
| 14 | Jihomoravský kraj | 10.6 |
Regional budget balance as % of revenue (2025)
Středočeský kraj ranks 10 of 14, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Regional budget balance as % of revenue |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Moravskoslezský kraj | -0.1 |
| 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 |
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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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