Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Switzerland

Switzerland: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 27.17 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.17 Percentage of GDP
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
48th
of 135 countries
All-time high
27.97 Percentage of GDP
in 2021
All-time low
23.03 Percentage of GDP
in 1991
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Switzerland, 1990–2024

01020301990200720241990: 23.2 Percentage of GDP1991: 23 Percentage of GDP1992: 23.5 Percentage of GDP1993: 24 Percentage of GDP1994: 24.4 Percentage of GDP1995: 25 Percentage of GDP1996: 25.4 Percentage of GDP1997: 25.1 Percentage of GDP1998: 25.8 Percentage of GDP1999: 26 Percentage of GDP2000: 27 Percentage of GDP2001: 26.3 Percentage of GDP2002: 27 Percentage of GDP2003: 26.3 Percentage of GDP2004: 26 Percentage of GDP2005: 26 Percentage of GDP2006: 25.7 Percentage of GDP2007: 25.5 Percentage of GDP2008: 25.9 Percentage of GDP2009: 26.3 Percentage of GDP2010: 25.8 Percentage of GDP2011: 26.2 Percentage of GDP2012: 26.1 Percentage of GDP2013: 26.2 Percentage of GDP2014: 26.2 Percentage of GDP2015: 27 Percentage of GDP2016: 26.9 Percentage of GDP2017: 27.7 Percentage of GDP2018: 27.2 Percentage of GDP2019: 27.7 Percentage of GDP2020: 27.9 Percentage of GDP2021: 28 Percentage of GDP2022: 26.6 Percentage of GDP2023: 26.9 Percentage of GDP2024: 27.2 Percentage of GDP

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.

Analysis

In 2024, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Switzerland stood at 27.17 Percentage of GDP.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Switzerland peaked at 27.97 Percentage of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.03 Percentage of GDP, in 1991.

Switzerland ranks 48th of 135 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.

Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Switzerland, 1990 to 2024.
Year Percentage of GDP Change
1990 23.17 Percentage of GDP
1991 23.03 Percentage of GDP -0.6%
1992 23.46 Percentage of GDP +1.9%
1993 24 Percentage of GDP +2.3%
1994 24.41 Percentage of GDP +1.7%
1995 24.97 Percentage of GDP +2.3%
1996 25.43 Percentage of GDP +1.8%
1997 25.1 Percentage of GDP -1.3%
1998 25.83 Percentage of GDP +2.9%
1999 26.05 Percentage of GDP +0.8%
2000 27.03 Percentage of GDP +3.8%
2001 26.35 Percentage of GDP -2.5%
2002 26.95 Percentage of GDP +2.3%
2003 26.28 Percentage of GDP -2.5%
2004 25.99 Percentage of GDP -1.1%
2005 25.95 Percentage of GDP -0.1%
2006 25.71 Percentage of GDP -0.9%
2007 25.54 Percentage of GDP -0.7%
2008 25.92 Percentage of GDP +1.5%
2009 26.27 Percentage of GDP +1.3%
2010 25.82 Percentage of GDP -1.7%
2011 26.18 Percentage of GDP +1.4%
2012 26.09 Percentage of GDP -0.3%
2013 26.25 Percentage of GDP +0.6%
2014 26.19 Percentage of GDP -0.2%
2015 26.96 Percentage of GDP +2.9%
2016 26.94 Percentage of GDP -0.1%
2017 27.72 Percentage of GDP +2.9%
2018 27.18 Percentage of GDP -1.9%
2019 27.66 Percentage of GDP +1.8%
2020 27.91 Percentage of GDP +0.9%
2021 27.97 Percentage of GDP +0.2%
2022 26.63 Percentage of GDP -4.8%
2023 26.9 Percentage of GDP +1.0%
2024 27.17 Percentage of GDP +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 24.54 Percentage of GDP 23.03 Percentage of GDP 26.05 Percentage of GDP 10
2000s 26.2 Percentage of GDP 25.54 Percentage of GDP 27.03 Percentage of GDP 10
2010s 26.7 Percentage of GDP 25.82 Percentage of GDP 27.72 Percentage of GDP 10
2020s 27.32 Percentage of GDP 26.63 Percentage of GDP 27.97 Percentage of GDP 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Switzerland?
Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Switzerland was 27.17 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 27.97 Percentage of GDP in 2021.
What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 23.03 Percentage of GDP in 1991.
How does Switzerland rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
Switzerland ranks 48th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues
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Percentage of GDP
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Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
146 places, 3,993 data points, 1990–2024
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Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.