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Czech Republic

General Information

  • Population 10.7 m
  • Population 15 + 9.0 m
  • Online population 9.4 m
  • Area 78,871 km2
  • Currency CZK
  • GDP 276.9 bn $US
  • GDP per capita 25,807 $US
  • Card-based payments
  • Cash-based payments
  • Bank transfer
  • Wallets
  • Other
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Banked population
  • Czech Republic 83%
  • Western & Central Europe 96%
  • World 67%
Credit card penetration
  • Czech Republic 27%
  • Western & Central Europe 47%
  • World 19%
Internet penetration
  • Czech Republic 88%
  • Western & Central Europe 92%
  • World 62%
Smartphone penetration
  • Czech Republic 75%
  • Western & Central Europe 81%
  • World 70%

The Czech Republic’s economy is slowing down under the twin burden of inflation and the Ukrainian situation, with GDP being marked down 0.1% to 2.0% for 2022 and 2.9% in 2023.

The e-commerce marketplace bazos.cz is the most popular online shopping site with Czechs, with 19.7 m visits in July 2022.

Inflation, like in the rest of Europe, rose in 2022, with July seeing an eye-watering 17.5% but analysts believe this will slow through 2022 to 6.3 in 2023.

The Czech Association for E-commerce forecasts that e-commerce will make up 25% of Czech retail by 2030, up from 1.6% in 2005.

Future e-commerce trends (2021-2026)

B2C e-commerce ($US billion)
2022 14.6
2023 16.2
2024 17.8
2025 19.4
2026 21.0
E-commerce spending per capita ($US)
2022 1359
2023 1505
2024 1650
2025 1803
2026 1950
E-commerce spending as % of GDP
2022 4.9%
2023 5.1%
2024 5.3%
2025 5.5%
2026 5.7%

Czech Republic

The E-Commerce Market

Top e-commerce segments

  1. Electronics & Media: 29%
  2. Fashion: 27%
  3. Toys, Hobby & DIY: 24%
  4. Furniture & Appliances: 11%
  5. Food & Personal Care: 9%

Cross-border e-commerce

  1. Cross-border proportion of total e-commerce – 2%
  2. Value of cross-border e-commerce – 0.3 bn $US
  3. Online shoppers who have shopped cross-border – 23%
B2C e-commerce growth 20->21
  • Czech Republic 13.1%
E-commerce % of total retail
  • Czech Republic 14%
  • Western & Central Europe 17%
  • World 20%
E-commerce completed on a mobile device
  • Czech Republic 43%
  • Western & Central Europe 44%
  • World 53%

The Credit Card Split

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
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  • E-commerce market size 13.0 bn $US
  • E-commerce spending per capita 1,212 $US
  • E-commerce spending as % of GDP 4.7%

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Czech Republic

Local Payment Methods

BitPay Type Cryptocurrency Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Hyperwallet Type Bank transfer, Gift card, Prepaid voucher Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High PayPal Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Paysafecard Type Prepaid voucher Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Paysafecash Type Cash Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, North America + 1 Paysera Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High PayU Type Bank transfer Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 2 Market relevance High SEPA Direct Debit Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Market relevance High Skrill Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Trustly Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, North America + 1 Market relevance High TrustPay Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Allied Wallet Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High UnionPay SecurePay Type Local payment card Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Apple Pay Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High DaoPay Type Carrier billing Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Google Pay Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Masterpass Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Mobiamo Type Carrier billing Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High Razer Gold Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High SEPA Credit Transfer Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Market relevance High SWIFT Type Bank transfer Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance High WebMoney Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 1 Market relevance High GoPay Type Wallet Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Market relevance Medium Secure Remote Commerce (SRC) Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance Medium SEPA Instant Credit Transfers (SCT Inst) Type Bank transfer Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Market relevance Medium SuperCASH Type Cash Regions Western & Central Europe Market relevance Medium Zip Type Buy Now, Pay Later Regions Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa, North America + 2 Boloro Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 G2A Pay Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Market relevance Medium NETELLER Type Wallet Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3 Twisto Type Wallet Regions Eastern Europe & the CIS, Western & Central Europe Splitit Type Instalments Regions Asia Pacific, Eastern Europe & the CIS, Middle East & Africa + 3

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