Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Switzerland
Switzerland: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 49.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Switzerland, 1970–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Switzerland stood at 49.5%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Switzerland peaked at 58.3% in 1983 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 155th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 53.4% | — |
| 1971 | 52.7% | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 52.8% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 53.0% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 53.5% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 55.8% | +4.2% |
| 1976 | 56.9% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 57.1% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 57.7% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 57.6% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 57.4% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 57.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 58.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 57.2% | -2.0% |
| 1985 | 56.6% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 56.1% | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 56.1% | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 54.9% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 53.8% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 53.1% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 54.4% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 55.6% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 55.6% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 54.9% | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 55.4% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 56.1% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 56.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 57.1% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 56.2% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 56.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 56.4% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 55.8% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 52.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 51.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 52.1% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 51.2% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 48.0% | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.1% | 52.7% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.6% | 53.8% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.6% | 53.1% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.0% | 52.3% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.1% | 51.2% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.1% | 48.0% | 50.6% | 6 |
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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)
- 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 households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Switzerland?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Switzerland was 49.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 1983.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Switzerland ranks 155th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.2%. 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 Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. 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.