Revenue, excluding grants in Switzerland
Switzerland: Revenue, excluding grants was 17.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Revenue, excluding grants in Switzerland, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 17.0% for revenue, excluding grants in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants in Switzerland peaked at 17.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 1972.
Switzerland ranks 118th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Revenue, excluding grants in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 12.2% | — |
| 1973 | 13.2% | +7.9% |
| 1974 | 14.0% | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 14.7% | +5.1% |
| 1976 | 16.1% | +10.0% |
| 1977 | 16.0% | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 16.4% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 16.0% | -2.5% |
| 1980 | 16.1% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 16.0% | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 16.4% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 16.7% | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 16.9% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 14.3% | -15.6% |
| 1991 | 14.3% | -0.0% |
| 1992 | 14.6% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 15.3% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 15.9% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 16.3% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 16.9% | +4.6% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | -1.6% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +7.1% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | -5.1% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 16.8% | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 16.5% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 16.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 16.5% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 16.1% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 17.0% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 16.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 17.0% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 16.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 17.1% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 16.8% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 17.4% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 17.2% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 17.3% | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 17.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 17.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | -7.2% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 17.0% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.8% | 12.2% | 16.4% | 8 |
| 1980s | 16.4% | 16.0% | 16.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 15.5% | 14.3% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.1% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.8% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.1% | 16.4% | 17.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 115 United States of America 17.8% compare
- 116 Singapore 17.7% compare
- 117 Dominican Republic 17.5% compare
- 119 Argentina 16.9% compare
- 120 Malaysia 16.8% compare
- 121 Philippines 16.7% compare
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- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 56,396 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9106 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 104,505 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.757 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 86,880 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.04 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants in Switzerland?
- Revenue, excluding grants in Switzerland was 17.0% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 1972.
- How does Switzerland rank for revenue, excluding grants?
- Switzerland ranks 118th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is revenue, excluding grants rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Revenue is an increase in net worth resulting from a transaction. Grants are excluded from this figure. 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.