Competitiveness

This section feature research, opinion and progress reports on how the Czech Republic compares to other EU countries economically. It includes analysis of international rankings such as the WEF and World Bank.

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7th December 2016 / Competitiveness / Employment and Social Affairs

OECD: Income Inequality Update: Income inequality in the Czech Republic rising, still the gap remains relatively narrow

The income inequality has been increasing despite declining unemployment, recently published OECD's Income Inequality Update says.

7th December 2016 / Competitiveness / Business and Industry

UNIDO: World Manufacturing Production, Q3 statistics: Czech Republic: The pace of growth slows

According to the latest UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization) report, the pace of manufacturing output growth in the Czech Republic has slowed down in Q3 2016.

7th December 2016 / Competitiveness / Tax & Finance

OECD 2016 Revenue Statistics: Czech Republic down one place in tax-to-GDP ratio ranking

The Czech Republic ranked 19th out of 35 OECD countries in terms of the tax-to-GDP ratio in 2015, compared with 18th place in 2014. The VAT Revenue Ratio for the Czech Republic was 0.58 in 2014, above the OECD average of 0.56, recently published OECD tax publications show.