Euro area vs Switzerland: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- Euro area
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 74.9% against 59.4% in Euro area, a difference of 15.5%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.3 times Euro area's.
Across all 34 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Euro area ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 40 groups.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.8% | 73.4% | 19.6% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 48.7% | 72.8% | 24.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 75.1% | 21.8% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 76.4% | 19.1% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Euro area or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 74.9% against 59.4% in Euro area as of 2023.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Euro area and Switzerland?
- 15.5%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Euro area and Switzerland rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Euro area ranks 4th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 40 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units, including nonresident government units, make to enterprises on the basis of the levels of their production activities or the quantities or values of the goods or services that they produce, sell, export or import. This indicator is expressed as percentage of total expenses which is any decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction.