General government final consumption expenditure in Switzerland
Switzerland: General government final consumption expenditure was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Switzerland, 1971–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, general government final consumption expenditure in Switzerland stood at 1.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 26.9% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Switzerland peaked at 8.8% in 1989 and was at its lowest, -0.6%, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 123rd out of 173 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 5.8% | — |
| 1972 | 2.9% | -50.6% |
| 1973 | 2.4% | -16.2% |
| 1974 | 1.7% | -29.7% |
| 1975 | 0.6% | -61.8% |
| 1976 | 2.8% | +325.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4% | -85.4% |
| 1978 | 2.0% | +398.0% |
| 1979 | 1.1% | -47.7% |
| 1980 | 1.0% | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 2.3% | +139.0% |
| 1982 | 0.6% | -72.1% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | +310.9% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | -39.9% |
| 1985 | 5.1% | +226.6% |
| 1986 | 3.2% | -37.3% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | -28.1% |
| 1988 | 4.6% | +97.9% |
| 1989 | 8.8% | +92.0% |
| 1990 | 4.6% | -47.0% |
| 1991 | 3.3% | -28.1% |
| 1992 | 0.3% | -90.5% |
| 1993 | 0.5% | +53.0% |
| 1994 | 2.5% | +406.6% |
| 1995 | 0.9% | -62.0% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +26.6% |
| 1997 | 0.4% | -65.7% |
| 1998 | 1.5% | +275.0% |
| 1999 | 2.0% | +33.6% |
| 2000 | 1.2% | -39.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -68.9% |
| 2002 | 2.1% | +438.2% |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -13.0% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -31.9% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -29.9% |
| 2006 | -0.2% | -123.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -523.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | -34.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +328.8% |
| 2010 | -0.2% | -108.6% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -439.7% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -79.7% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | +1125.7% |
| 2014 | 2.1% | +24.4% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -52.3% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -26.7% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +89.7% |
| 2018 | 0.8% | -42.8% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +37.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | +231.2% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -19.8% |
| 2022 | -0.6% | -119.4% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | -350.0% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | -8.0% |
| 2025 | 1.0% | -26.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.2% | 0.4% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 1980s | 3.2% | 0.6% | 8.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.3% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -0.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | -0.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.6% | -0.6% | 3.6% | 6 |
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 21,720 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1573 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 18,057 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 20,973 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 19,110 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Switzerland?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Switzerland was 1.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.8% in 1989.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Switzerland ranks 123rd out of 173 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.