Balance of Payments Reports
The Balance of Payments Report is issued in early June and analyses individual items of the Czech Republic’s balance of payments in the previous calendar year. It focuses on the current, capital and financial accounts and their main components, and monitors the Czech Republic’s debt and international investment position. Each issue is complemented by thematic articles of an academic nature. Between individual issues of the report, the latest time series are available on the Balance of payments statistics page.
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2024The Czech economy’s external surplus increased year on year in 2024, reaching a record-high level (3.5% of GDP). While strong growth in the export-oriented manufacturing sector, combined with higher income from capital invested abroad, contributed to the current account surplus, the capital account was boosted by net transactions with EU funds. The combined surplus on the current and capital accounts, together with a weaker koruna compared to the previous year, contributed to reducing the Czech Republic’s net debtor position to its lowest level since 1999. In addition to a detailed analysis of the Czech Republic’s external balance, the current issue of the Balance of Payments Report includes three thematic articles. The first focuses on the relationship between foreign trade concentration and import price inflation, the second explains the methodology behind the compilation of the balance of payments, and the third analyses developments in the export market shares of selected countries. Details (pdf, 1.6 MB).