Switzerland Tax Revenue to GDP

9.5% +0.78 pt

Dec 2024 · Annual

Switzerland's tax revenue as a share of GDP rose to 9.45% in 2024 from 8.67% in 2023. The reading is 0.47 percentage points below the all-time high of 9.92% set in 2000. The series dates back to 1972.

Switzerland Tax Revenue to GDP, 1990–2024
ActualPreviousHighestLowestDatesFrequency
9.5%8.7%9.9%Dec 20006.4%Dec 19731972 – 2024Annual

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About this series

Tax Revenue to GDP in Switzerland averaged 8.9% from 1972 until 2024, reaching an all-time high of 9.9% in Dec 2000 and a record low of 6.4% in Dec 1973. The series is reported yearly with history from 1972.

Tax revenue as a percentage of GDP measures the share of a country's economic output collected by the government through taxes. The data are reported annually, with the unit expressed as a percentage. The series covers the period from 1972 to 2024.

Source & methodology

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