South Africa vs Switzerland: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues over time
- South Africa
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 27.17 Percentage of GDP against 26.52 Percentage of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.65 Percentage of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
South Africa ranks 50th and Switzerland ranks 48th of 135 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.35 Percentage of GDP | 24.54 Percentage of GDP | 4.19 Percentage of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 22.38 Percentage of GDP | 26.2 Percentage of GDP | 3.82 Percentage of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 25.25 Percentage of GDP | 26.7 Percentage of GDP | 1.45 Percentage of GDP | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 26.33 Percentage of GDP | 27.35 Percentage of GDP | 1.03 Percentage of GDP | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues, South Africa or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 27.17 Percentage of GDP against 26.52 Percentage of GDP in South Africa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues between South Africa and Switzerland?
- 0.65 Percentage of GDP, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do South Africa and Switzerland rank globally for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- South Africa ranks 50th and Switzerland ranks 48th of 135 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.