Merchandise trade in Czechia
Czechia: Merchandise trade was 137.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Czechia, 1993–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for merchandise trade in Czechia is 137.3%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Czechia peaked at 158.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 1994.
That places Czechia 12th out of 204 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Czechia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 70.7% | — |
| 1994 | 69.0% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 76.6% | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 73.7% | -3.8% |
| 1997 | 79.1% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 80.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 83.9% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 98.2% | +17.1% |
| 2001 | 102.2% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 95.8% | -6.2% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 115.7% | +15.7% |
| 2005 | 112.6% | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 120.4% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 126.6% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 122.1% | -3.6% |
| 2009 | 105.3% | -13.8% |
| 2010 | 123.0% | +16.7% |
| 2011 | 136.1% | +10.7% |
| 2012 | 141.9% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 143.9% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 156.1% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 158.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 154.3% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 155.9% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 153.5% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 147.3% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 144.6% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 150.7% | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 158.6% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 141.3% | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 143.0% | +1.2% |
| 2025 | 137.3% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.2% | 69.0% | 83.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 109.9% | 95.8% | 126.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 147.0% | 123.0% | 158.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 145.9% | 137.3% | 158.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More private sector data for Czechia
- Food imports 6.7% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 83.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 253.34 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 5.4% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 90.2% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 283.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 26,051 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7253 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 23,270 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Czechia?
- Merchandise trade in Czechia was 137.3% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 158.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 1994.
- How does Czechia rank for merchandise trade?
- Czechia ranks 12th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.