Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita was 26.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland stood at 26.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland peaked at 28.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 1981.
Switzerland ranks 56th of 187 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 vs. GDP per capita 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 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 53 Seychelles 27.2% compare
- 54 Namibia 27.0% compare
- 55 Republic of Korea 26.9% compare
- 57 Samoa 26.4% compare
- 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.2% compare
- 59 Barbados 26.2% compare
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- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1893 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 21,720 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 0.1573 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 18,057 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1827 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 20,973 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 19,110 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 5.82 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. gdp per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 1981.
- How does Switzerland rank for tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 56th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita 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 vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes include direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions. GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.