Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business in Switzerland
Switzerland: Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business was 19.47 Percentage of taxable income in 2026. ▼ Falling
Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business in Switzerland, 2000–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 19.47 Percentage of taxable income for corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Switzerland peaked at 24.93 Percentage of taxable income in 2000 and was at its lowest, 19.47 Percentage of taxable income, in 2026.
Switzerland ranks 87th of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.93 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2001 | 24.7 Percentage of taxable income | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 24.42 Percentage of taxable income | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 24.1 Percentage of taxable income | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 24.1 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 21.33 Percentage of taxable income | -11.5% |
| 2006 | 21.33 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.32 Percentage of taxable income | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.17 Percentage of taxable income | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 21.17 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.17 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.17 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.17 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.15 Percentage of taxable income | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 21.15 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.15 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.15 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.15 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.15 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.15 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 21.15 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.7 Percentage of taxable income | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 19.65 Percentage of taxable income | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.65 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.61 Percentage of taxable income | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 19.61 Percentage of taxable income | -0.0% |
| 2026 | 19.47 Percentage of taxable income | -0.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 19.47 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for high income countries, which is 21.5 Percentage of taxable income, 91% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 19.47 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 19.74 Percentage of taxable income, 99% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.86 Percentage of taxable income | 21.17 Percentage of taxable income | 24.93 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.16 Percentage of taxable income | 21.15 Percentage of taxable income | 21.17 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.83 Percentage of taxable income | 19.47 Percentage of taxable income | 21.15 Percentage of taxable income | 7 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 88 Brunei Darussalam 18.5 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 89 Ukraine 18 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 89 Armenia 18 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 89 Faroe Islands 18 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 89 San Marino 18 Percentage of taxable income compare
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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 25.32 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0243 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 2,784 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled -12.29 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 88.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit -0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita -1,351 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 18.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Switzerland?
- Corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Switzerland was 19.47 Percentage of taxable income in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 24.93 Percentage of taxable income in 2000.
- What is the lowest corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.47 Percentage of taxable income in 2026.
- How does Switzerland rank for corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business?
- Switzerland ranks 87th out of 128 countries with data for 2026.
- Is corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business rates — Combined corporate income tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Statutory and targeted, sub-central and combined corporate income tax (CIT) rates. Targeted rates of 'small incorporated business' are on the basis of size alone (e.g. number of employees, amount of assets, turnover or taxable income) and not on the basis of expenditures or other targeting criteria. Targeted rates data are only available for OECD member countries.