Switzerland vs United States of America: Revenue, excluding grants
Switzerland
17.0%
in 2024
United States of America
17.8%
in 2024
Switzerland rank
118th
United States of America rank
115th
Revenue, excluding grants over time
- Switzerland
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 17.8% against 17.0% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1972 it was United States of America ahead.
Switzerland ranks 118th and United States of America ranks 115th of 157 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 17.5% | 2.7% | United States of America |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 18.9% | 2.5% | United States of America |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 18.7% | 3.2% | United States of America |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 18.0% | 1.2% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 17.9% | 0.7% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 18.3% | 1.2% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher revenue, excluding grants, Switzerland or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 17.8% against 17.0% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in revenue, excluding grants between Switzerland and United States of America?
- 0.8%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United States of America?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2024.
- How do Switzerland and United States of America rank globally for revenue, excluding grants?
- Switzerland ranks 118th and United States of America ranks 115th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.