Tax revenue in Switzerland
Central government tax revenue in Switzerland was equal to 9.5% of GDP in 2024.
Switzerland, 2024
9.5%
Change from 2023
+0.8percentage points
World, 2024
13.9%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
21.9%
Tax revenue in Switzerland over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.5% | 13.9% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | 13.9% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | 14.5% |
| 2021 | 9.8% | 14.3% |
| 2020 | 9.2% | 13.7% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | 13.8% |
| 2018 | 9.5% | 13.9% |
| 2017 | 9.9% | 14.2% |
| 2016 | 9.3% | 13.9% |
| 2015 | 9.4% | 14.0% |
| 2014 | 8.9% | 14.0% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | 14.0% |
| 2012 | 9.0% | 13.8% |
| 2011 | 9.2% | 13.7% |
| 2010 | 9.2% | 13.3% |
| 2009 | 9.2% | 13.1% |
| 2008 | 9.5% | 14.3% |
| 2007 | 8.9% | 14.8% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | 14.5% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | 14.1% |
| 2004 | 8.9% | 14.5% |
| 2003 | 8.9% | 14.4% |
| 2002 | 8.8% | 14.6% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | – |
| 2000 | 9.9% | – |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.8 percentage points from 8.7% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 8.9%, the figure has changed by +0.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 13.9%.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Tax-to-GDP ratio
27.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending
33.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Government spending on health
2.2%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on education
5.3%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on social protection
12.7%
2024 · Eurostat
Government spending on defence
0.8%
2024 · Eurostat