According to preliminary figures, the Czech Republic’s foreign trade recorded a surplus of CZK 26.3 billion in June 2025. This represents a decline of CZK 4.2 billion compared to the same month last year.
Data from the Czech Statistical Office show that the overall weaker result was mainly due to the reduced surplus in trade with metal products – the balance in this sector dropped by CZK 4.2 billion year-on-year. The trade deficit in oil and natural gas also widened by CZK 4 billion. In addition, the surplus in trade with electrical equipment decreased by CZK 3 billion.
On the positive side, the increased surplus in the motor vehicles sector had a stabilising effect, rising by CZK 8.3 billion compared to June 2024. Trade in other means of transport also contributed positively, with an increase of CZK 4.6 billion. The deficit in refined petroleum products decreased by CZK 2.4 billion.
Trade in goods with EU countries ended June with a surplus CZK 2.8 billion higher than in the previous year. Conversely, the trade deficit with non-EU countries grew by CZK 4.2 billion.
Exports rose by 7.4 per cent year-on-year to CZK 416.1 billion, while imports increased by 9.2 per cent to CZK 389.8 billion. This year, June benefitted from one additional working day compared to the previous year.
Almost 30 per cent of Czech exports in June were accounted for by motor vehicles and related accessories – this sector posted a year-on-year increase of over CZK 14 billion. The main destination countries were Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Poland and Slovakia, as stated by Jana Mazánková, Head of the Trade Balance Department at the Czech Statistical Office.
After seasonal adjustment, exports rose by 1.1 per cent compared to the previous month, while imports increased by 0.4 per cent.
In the first six months of 2025, the trade surplus totalled CZK 138.3 billion – a decrease of CZK 16.5 billion compared to the first half of 2024. During this period, exports rose by 4.4 per cent, and imports by 5.4 per cent.
Since 2020, foreign trade data have been calculated based on a revised, more detailed methodology. Certain data on the trade of arms and military equipment have been aggregated since March 2022 for security reasons, in accordance with Eurostat guidelines, and are reported under different product categories and regions to prevent identification of sensitive trade flows.
