Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita was 10.6% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
10.6%
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
89th
of 113 countries
All-time high
15.7%
in 1933
All-time low
9.5%
in 2002
Years of data
56
1933–2022
Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland, 1933–2022
Source: World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland stood at 10.6%.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland peaked at 15.7% in 1933 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2002.
That places Switzerland 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 56 years of available data.
Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1933 | 15.7% | — |
| 1934 | 15.6% | -0.8% |
| 1936 | 15.2% | -2.6% |
| 1939 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 1941 | 14.3% | -6.2% |
| 1943 | 13.4% | -6.1% |
| 1945 | 12.7% | -5.2% |
| 1947 | 11.8% | -7.1% |
| 1949 | 11.1% | -6.4% |
| 1951 | 10.6% | -4.3% |
| 1953 | 10.4% | -1.9% |
| 1955 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 10.3% | -0.9% |
| 1959 | 10.2% | -0.4% |
| 1961 | 10.2% | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 10.2% | +0.3% |
| 1965 | 10.1% | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 10.2% | +1.2% |
| 1969 | 10.3% | +0.8% |
| 1971 | 10.1% | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 9.8% | -2.9% |
| 1975 | 9.9% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 9.8% | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 9.8% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | +5.5% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 10.2% | -4.9% |
| 1992 | 9.9% | -2.9% |
| 1993 | 9.7% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 11.0% | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 11.5% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 11.1% | -5.3% |
| 2000 | 11.5% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | -10.7% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +21.2% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 12.9% | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | -11.7% |
| 2008 | 10.0% | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 11.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.4% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 10.9% | -4.0% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 10.2% | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 10.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 15.4% | 15.2% | 15.7% | 4 |
| 1940s | 12.6% | 11.1% | 14.3% | 5 |
| 1950s | 10.4% | 10.2% | 10.6% | 5 |
| 1960s | 10.2% | 10.1% | 10.3% | 5 |
| 1970s | 9.9% | 9.8% | 10.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.5% | 10.2% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.8% | 9.7% | 11.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 9.5% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.2% | 12.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 10.3% | 10.2% | 10.6% | 3 |
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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)
- Services, value added (constant LCU), per capita 62,376 constant LCU per person (2025)
- GDP deflator (base year varies by country), annual growth rate 0.2877 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), annual growth 7.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9739 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita 111,777 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 1.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.8097 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 92,926 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland?
- Income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland was 10.6% in 2022, according to World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 1933.
- What is the lowest income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 89th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
- Is income share of the richest 1% vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Inequality Database (WID.world) (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income share of the richest 1% vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of income received by the richest 1% of the population. Income here is measured before taxes and benefits.