Luxembourg vs Switzerland: Threshold income for each decile (before tax)
Luxembourg
31,107 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Switzerland
14,389 international-$ in 2025 prices
in 2022
Luxembourg rank
1st
Switzerland rank
4th
Threshold income for each decile (before tax) over time
- Luxembourg
- Switzerland
How they compare
Luxembourg currently reports 31,107 international-$ in 2025 prices against 14,389 international-$ in 2025 prices in Switzerland, a difference of 16,718 international-$ in 2025 prices.
That makes Luxembourg's figure about 2.2 times Switzerland's.
Across all 22 years both countries report, Luxembourg has been ahead every year.
Luxembourg ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 4th of 113 countries.
Luxembourg has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Luxembourg | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16,935 international-$ in 2025 prices | 12,012 international-$ in 2025 prices | 4,924 international-$ in 2025 prices | Luxembourg |
| 1990s | 24,335 international-$ in 2025 prices | 12,836 international-$ in 2025 prices | 11,500 international-$ in 2025 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2000s | 31,300 international-$ in 2025 prices | 13,059 international-$ in 2025 prices | 18,241 international-$ in 2025 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2010s | 33,166 international-$ in 2025 prices | 13,554 international-$ in 2025 prices | 19,611 international-$ in 2025 prices | Luxembourg |
| 2020s | 31,012 international-$ in 2025 prices | 14,076 international-$ in 2025 prices | 16,936 international-$ in 2025 prices | Luxembourg |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher threshold income for each decile (before tax), Luxembourg or Switzerland?
- Luxembourg, at 31,107 international-$ in 2025 prices against 14,389 international-$ in 2025 prices in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in threshold income for each decile (before tax) between Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 16,718 international-$ in 2025 prices, with Luxembourg ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Luxembourg and Switzerland?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2022.
- How do Luxembourg and Switzerland rank globally for threshold income for each decile (before tax)?
- Luxembourg ranks 1st and Switzerland ranks 4th of 113 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Threshold income for each decile (before tax). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Level of income per year below which 10% of the population falls. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.