Expense in Switzerland
Switzerland: Expense was 16.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Expense in Switzerland, 1972–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, expense in Switzerland stood at 16.1%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, expense in Switzerland peaked at 19.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1972.
Switzerland ranks 131st of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 10.9% | 17.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 16.5% | 15.8% | 17.0% | 5 |
| 1990s | 17.1% | 13.8% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 15.6% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.3% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.5% | 15.9% | 19.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- DEC alternative conversion factor 0.8314 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -20.61 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -22.93 billion current US$ (2023)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 22.62 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 27.20 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -24.56 billion current LCU (2023)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -27.33 billion current US$ (2023)
- GNI per capita 94,652 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 110,330 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 860.62 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is expense in Switzerland?
- Expense in Switzerland was 16.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest expense recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest expense recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1972.
- How does Switzerland rank for expense?
- Switzerland ranks 131st out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is expense rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.