Czechia vs Italy
Czechia vs Italy: Government debt
Government debt in 2025: 44.2% of GDP in Czechia and 137.1% of GDP in Italy, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Italy, by 92.9 percentage points, or 3.1 times that in Czechia.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Italy has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1995.
- In 2025, Czechia ranked 94 and Italy ranked 3 of 149 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Czechia at 55.3% of GDP and Italy at 135.6% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Czechia | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44.2 | 137.1 |
| 2024 | 43.2 | 134.7 |
| 2023 | 42.2 | 133.9 |
| 2022 | 42.5 | 138.4 |
| 2021 | 40.7 | 145.8 |
| 2020 | 36.9 | 154.4 |
| 2019 | 29.6 | 133.9 |
| 2018 | 31.7 | 134.2 |
| 2017 | 33.8 | 133.7 |
| 2016 | 36.2 | 134.2 |
| 2015 | 39.5 | 134.8 |
| 2014 | 41.6 | 134.8 |
| 2013 | 44.1 | 131.9 |
| 2012 | 43.8 | 125.9 |
| 2011 | 39.4 | 119.1 |
| 2010 | 36.7 | 118.8 |
| 2009 | 33.4 | 116.1 |
| 2008 | 28.2 | 105.8 |
| 2007 | 27.4 | 103.5 |
| 2006 | 27.6 | 106.3 |
| 2005 | 27.7 | 106.2 |
| 2004 | 28.3 | 104.7 |
| 2003 | 28.1 | 105.1 |
| 2002 | 25.7 | 105.9 |
| 2001 | 22.6 | 108.5 |
| 2000 | 16.9 | 108.7 |
| 1999 | 15.1 | 113.1 |
| 1998 | 13.9 | 113.9 |
| 1997 | 12.1 | 116.5 |
| 1996 | 11.5 | 118.9 |
| 1995 | 13.5 | 119.1 |
| 1994 | – | 130.8 |
| 1993 | – | 124.1 |
| 1992 | – | 113 |
| 1991 | – | 105.3 |
| 1990 | – | 101.7 |
| 1989 | – | 98.4 |
| 1988 | – | 95.7 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Czechia | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45.8 | 137.9 |
| 2027 | 47.4 | 137.6 |
| 2028 | 49 | 137 |
| 2029 | 50.9 | 136.2 |
| 2030 | 53 | 135.8 |
| 2031 | 55.3 | 135.6 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Czechia vs Italy
Health
- Life expectancyCzechia: 79.8 years in 2023Italy: 83.7 years in 2023
- Child mortalityCzechia: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024Italy: 0.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityCzechia: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023Italy: 2.2 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterCzechia: 97.9% in 2022Italy: 92.7% in 2022
- DepressionCzechia: 2.68% in 2017Italy: 3.46% in 2017
- Suicide rateCzechia: 10.8 per 100,000 people in 2017Italy: 4.8 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationCzechia: 10.8 million people in 2023Italy: 59.5 million people in 2023
- Population growthCzechia: -0.34% a year in 2023Italy: -0.22% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateCzechia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023Italy: 1.2 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationCzechia: 72.9% in 2025Italy: 69.7% in 2025
- Median ageCzechia: 42.7 years in 2023Italy: 47.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overCzechia: 20.6% in 2023Italy: 24.2% in 2023
- Net migration rateCzechia: -1.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Italy: 2.5 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingCzechia: 1.84% of GDP in 2025Italy: 1.89% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsCzechia: $6.49B in 2025Italy: $45.4B in 2025
- Military spending per personCzechia: $660 in 2025Italy: $813 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingCzechia: 4.2% of government spending in 2025Italy: 3.7% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelCzechia: 27,000 people in 2020Italy: 338,000 people in 2020
- National powerCzechia: 0.16% of world capability in 2022Italy: 0.96% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersCzechia: 0.51% of the labour force in 2020Italy: 1.35% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsCzechia: 19 million TIV in 2025Italy: 566 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsCzechia: 137 million TIV in 2025Italy: 1.92 billion TIV in 2025