22. 10. 2024 Notification of government deficit and debt - 2023 (Second notification, data notified by Eurostat)

Notification of government deficit and debt is compiled always for the past four years and submitted to the European Commission by each Member State of the European Union always at the end of March and September each year, including a projection for the current year. The projection for the current year is compiled and published by the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic. Quantification of fiscal indicators is based on the ESA 2010 methodology. Pursuant to the Maastricht criteria, the government deficit must not exceed 3% of the GDP and the level of the accumulated government debt must not exceed 60% of the GDP.

Government surplus/deficit is represented by the item B.9 “net borrowing (-) or net lending (+)” in the system of national accounts. The indicator refers to the ability of the general government sector to finance other sectors of the economy (+) or the need of the general government sector to be financed (-) by other sectors in the given year.

The government debt consists of consolidated liabilities of the general government sector in the form of currency and deposits, issued debt securities, and received loans. In case of foreign exchange debt instruments hedged against currency risk, the value in CZK is obtained by means of a contractual exchange rate.

Responsible head at the CZSO: Helena Houžvičková, Director of the Government and Financial Accounts Department, phone: (+420) 704 688 734, e-mail: helena.houzvickova@czso.cz
Contact person: Jaroslav Kahoun, Head of the Government Accounts Unit, phone: (+420) 274 054 232, e-mail: jaroslav.kahoun@czso.cz
Next News Release will be published on: 2 April 2025

• Table 1 Notification tables of government deficit and debt, 2020-2023