Tax to GDP ratios

The Czech Republic had a tax to GDP ratio of 34% in 2000 rising steadily to 36.3% by 2004 and then falling back to 33.9% in 2009 before increasing to 34.2% in 2010 and 35.3% in 2011. The 2010 figure was just above the OECD average of 33.8%.   The Czech Republic ratio was below the OECD average in 2000 but moved above it in 2002 and has remained above since then. 

Figure 1: Tax revenue as percentage of GDP 2000 to latest available data

Tax structures

The main observations for the Czech Republic are:

• Taxes from personal and corporate income taxes declined slightly between 2000 and 2010 to 7.2% of GDP and remained well below the OECD average of 11.3%.

• The tax ratio for Social security contributions (15.3% in 2010 and 15.5% in 2011) was more than 50% above the OECD average.

• Taxes on goods and services increased from 10.7% to 11.9% of GDP over the period and were above the OECD average of 11.0% of GDP in 2010.

• Property tax revenues were 0.5% of GDP in 2010, less than one third of the OECD average.

Figure 2: Tax revenue main headings as percentage of GDP, 2000, 2007, 2010, 2011 

• OECD averages are not available for 2011 as 5 OECD countries have not provided data for that year.
• More comparative information about OECD member countries is contained in the tables linked within the following webpages:
  • Tax revenue trends: tax ratios changes between 2007 and 2011
  • Tax revenue trends: tax ratios changes between 1965 and 2010
  • Tax structures: latest position (2010)
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