Tax revenue as share of GDP in Switzerland
Switzerland: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 26.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
26.8%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
56th
of 192 countries
All-time high
28.0%
in 2021
All-time low
22.7%
in 1981
Years of data
43
1981–2023
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Switzerland, 1981–2023
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2023, tax revenue as share of gdp in Switzerland stood at 26.8%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Switzerland peaked at 28.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1981.
Switzerland ranks 56th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22.7% | — |
| 1982 | 23.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 23.5% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 23.7% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 23.1% | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 23.8% | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 24.1% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 23.4% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 22.8% | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 22.7% | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 23.2% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 24.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 25.2% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 25.7% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 25.4% | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 26.2% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 26.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 26.6% | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 26.5% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 25.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 26.1% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 26.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 26.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 26.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 27.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 27.2% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 26.6% | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 26.8% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.5% | 22.7% | 24.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 24.5% | 22.7% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.4% | 25.8% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8% | 26.1% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.6% | 28.0% | 4 |
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- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate 13.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.8909 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 102,244 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 8.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1204 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 13,821 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 2.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 0.1001 current LCU 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 26.8% in 2023, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1981.
- How does Switzerland rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 56th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing 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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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.