Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Switzerland
Switzerland: Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 8.0% for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Switzerland peaked at 8.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2017.
That places Switzerland 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 6.3% | — |
| 2015 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 6.3% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -4.8% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 7.5% | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 6.3% | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 6.4% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +14.1% |
| 2024 | 8.0% | +9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 6.0% | 7.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 6.8% | 6.0% | 8.0% | 5 |
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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 persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Switzerland?
- Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week in Switzerland was 8.0% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2017.
- How does Switzerland rank for persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week?
- Switzerland ranks 29th out of 47 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persons who cannot afford to spend a small amount of money each week on themselves by age, sex and income group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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