Gross national expenditure in Switzerland
Switzerland: Gross national expenditure was 91.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross national expenditure in Switzerland, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 91.1% for gross national expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross national expenditure in Switzerland peaked at 105.5% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 86.3%, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 158th of 186 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Gross national expenditure in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 105.5% | — |
| 1971 | 105.5% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 104.6% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 104.5% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 105.2% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 96.9% | -7.9% |
| 1976 | 95.4% | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 96.0% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 96.7% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 100.3% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 104.6% | +4.3% |
| 1981 | 101.9% | -2.6% |
| 1982 | 99.4% | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 99.9% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 100.6% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 100.1% | -0.5% |
| 1986 | 99.5% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 100.6% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 101.7% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 101.5% | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 100.2% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 97.4% | -2.8% |
| 1993 | 95.6% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 96.4% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 97.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 96.0% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 96.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 95.6% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 96.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 95.3% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 93.3% | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 93.4% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 90.5% | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 91.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 91.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 90.0% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 90.7% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 88.1% | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 86.3% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 87.9% | -1.3% |
| 2025 | 91.1% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 101.1% | 95.4% | 105.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 100.8% | 99.4% | 104.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.5% | 95.6% | 101.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 90.5% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 89.7% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 86.3% | 94.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 155 Aruba 92.8% compare
- 156 South Sudan 92.2% compare
- 157 Peru 91.9% compare
- 159 Kazakhstan 90.3% compare
- 160 Denmark 89.0% compare
- 161 Netherlands 88.8% 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)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.6489 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 74,473 current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5554 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 63,747 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.26 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross national expenditure in Switzerland?
- Gross national expenditure in Switzerland was 91.1% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross national expenditure recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 105.5% in 1970.
- What is the lowest gross national expenditure recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.3% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for gross national expenditure?
- Switzerland ranks 158th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross national expenditure rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Gross national expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. 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.