Russian Federation vs Switzerland: Central government debt, total
Central government debt, total over time
- Russian Federation
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 22.3% against 17.9% in Russian Federation, a difference of 4.4%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Russian Federation's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Russian Federation ahead.
Russian Federation ranks 79th and Switzerland ranks 76th of 83 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Russian Federation averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Russian Federation | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122.3% | 25.8% | 96.6% | Russian Federation |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 25.1% | 0.1% | Russian Federation |
| 2010s | 12.4% | 19.8% | 7.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 20.0% | 19.6% | 0.3% | Russian Federation |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher central government debt, total, Russian Federation or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 22.3% against 17.9% in Russian Federation as of 2024.
- What is the difference in central government debt, total between Russian Federation and Switzerland?
- 4.4%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Russian Federation and Switzerland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do Russian Federation and Switzerland rank globally for central government debt, total?
- Russian Federation ranks 79th and Switzerland ranks 76th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. 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.