Xifres de comerç exterior de República Txeca

Foreign Trade in Figures

The Czech Republic’s economy is very open to the outside world: according to the World Bank, external trade accounts for 133% of the GDP. The automobile industry is the backbone of trade, both for imports and exports.  Data from the CZSO show that the main exports in 2023 were motor vehicles (27.7%), machinery and equipment (11.7%), electrical equipment (10.2%), computer, electronic and optical products (8.3%), and fabricated metal products (6.0%); whereas imports were led by motor vehicles (15.1%), computer, electronic and optical products (10.7%), electrical equipment (10.6%), machinery and equipment (9.4%), chemicals and chemical products (8.0%), basic metals (7.3%)

As a medium-sized, open, export-driven economy, the Czech market is strongly dependent on foreign demand, especially from EU partners. In 2023, Germany was the Czech Republic's major trading partner, receiving 30.3% of its exports and supplying 22.9% of its imports. Slovakia was the second top destination for Czech exports (9.4%), followed by Poland (7.2%), France (5%) and Italy (4.2%). China (12.2%) was the second-largest supplier of goods and services to the Czech Republic after Germany, followed by Poland (9%), Slovakia (5.2%), and Italy (4.4%). Overall, the EU accounted for 80.2% of exports and 62.2% of imports (data CZSO).

Czechia recorded a structurally positive trade balance since entering the EU. In 2023, the country’s trade balance was estimated to be positive by 5% of GDP by the World Bank (from 0.8% one year earlier). In the same year, exports of goods totalled USD 255.4 billion (+5.5% year-on-year) whereas imports stood at USD 230.6 billion (-2.5% y-o-y). Concerning trade in services, exports increased to USD 39 billion against USD 35.2 billion in imports (+16.1% and +18.7%, respectively). According to preliminary figures from the Czech Statistical Office, in 2024, exports totalled CZK 4,568 billion, against CZK 4,434 billion in imports.