Tax revenue as share of GDP in Switzerland
Switzerland: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 28.5% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Switzerland, 1990–2017
Source: OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 28.5% for tax revenue as share of gdp in 2017. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Switzerland peaked at 28.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1991.
That places Switzerland 35th out of 77 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.7% | — |
| 1991 | 23.6% | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 24.5% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 24.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 25.5% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 25.6% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 26.4% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 26.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 27.6% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 27.0% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 27.6% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 26.9% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 26.6% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 26.6% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 27.0% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 26.6% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 26.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 26.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.5% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 23.6% | 26.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 26.2% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.3% | 26.6% | 28.5% | 8 |
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- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 8.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7175 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 82,343 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.5965 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 68,456 current LCU per person (2025)
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- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5652 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Switzerland?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Switzerland was 28.5% in 2017, according to OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1991.
- How does Switzerland rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 35th out of 77 countries with data for 2017.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2018) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The level of total tax revenues as a percentage of GDP. Total tax include sub-national revenues, and compulsory social security contributions paid to the general government.