Central government debt, total in Switzerland
Switzerland: Central government debt, total was 22.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Central government debt, total in Switzerland, 1990–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, central government debt, total in Switzerland stood at 22.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.3% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Switzerland peaked at 29.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1990.
That places Switzerland 76th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Central government debt, total in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 12.1% | — |
| 1991 | 12.9% | +5.8% |
| 1992 | 15.0% | +16.8% |
| 1993 | 18.2% | +21.1% |
| 1994 | 19.8% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | +12.1% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 24.6% | +9.0% |
| 1998 | 26.8% | +9.1% |
| 1999 | 24.7% | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 25.5% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | -4.3% |
| 2002 | 29.3% | +20.1% |
| 2003 | 28.5% | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 29.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 29.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 25.4% | -12.4% |
| 2007 | 23.3% | -8.3% |
| 2008 | 22.8% | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 20.6% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 20.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 20.1% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 19.1% | -5.0% |
| 2017 | 20.0% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | -8.3% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 20.5% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 19.3% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -12.2% |
| 2023 | 19.2% | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 22.3% | +16.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.9% | 12.1% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.8% | 21.3% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.8% | 18.3% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.6% | 17.0% | 22.3% | 5 |
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More economy & growth data for Switzerland
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 0.6894 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 1.2 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 56,396 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 104,505 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.757 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 86,880 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Switzerland?
- Central government debt, total in Switzerland was 22.3% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1990.
- How does Switzerland rank for central government debt, total?
- Switzerland ranks 76th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.