Key Market Indicators
Sales of plastic packaging in the Czech Republic are set to reach €1.05 billion by 2026, up from €1 billion in 2021. This represents an average annual growth rate of 0.8%. In 2021, the Czech Republic placed tenth in the global ranking, behind Hungary with €1 billion in sales. Italy, France and Spain ranked second, third and fourth respectively. Czech plastic packaging imports are projected to reach $796.9 million by 2026, up from $707.9 million in 2021. This translates to an annual growth rate of 2.1%. Since 1998, demand for plastic packaging in the Czech Republic has grown 6.2% year-on-year. In 2021, Austria overtook the Czech Republic to place nineteenth in the global ranking. Germany, France and Mexico were ranked second, third and fourth in order of import value. Exports of plastic packaging from the Czech Republic are expected to reach $770.1 million by 2026, up from $683.9 million in 2021. This represents an average growth rate of 2.1% year-on-year. Since 1998, exports of the product from the Czech Republic have grown 4.8% annually. In 2021, the country ranked twentieth in the global ranking, behind Hungary with $683.9 million. The United States, Germany and France respectively came in second, third and fourth in the rankings.
