Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Switzerland
Switzerland: Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP was 3.3% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Switzerland, 1980–2017
Source: International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Switzerland stood at 3.3%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Switzerland peaked at 3.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 1980.
That places Switzerland 58th out of 163 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.5% | — |
| 1981 | 1.5% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.6% | +5.7% |
| 1983 | 1.6% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 1.6% | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.8% | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 1.7% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.9% | +7.1% |
| 1989 | 1.7% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 2.9% | +64.9% |
| 1991 | 2.8% | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -23.5% |
| 1994 | 2.6% | +18.6% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -34.4% |
| 1996 | 1.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 1.8% | +6.0% |
| 1998 | 1.9% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +15.4% |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +11.0% |
| 2002 | 2.4% | -12.3% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | -5.7% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 2.7% | +22.1% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.9% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 2.8% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 2.8% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +6.6% |
| 2016 | 3.1% | +6.1% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.3% | 1.7% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.5% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.3% | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Switzerland?
- Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp in Switzerland was 3.3% in 2017, according to International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 58th out of 163 countries with data for 2017.
- Is revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Centre for Tax and Development and UNU-WIDER (2019) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Revenue from corporate income taxes as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Corporate income taxes include natural resources taxes.