Germany vs Switzerland: Subsidies and other transfers
Subsidies and other transfers over time
- Germany
- Switzerland
How they compare
Germany currently reports 80.1% against 74.9% in Switzerland, a difference of 5.2%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Germany ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 6th of 152 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.4% | 73.4% | 2.0% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 72.8% | 8.6% | Germany |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 75.1% | 8.9% | Germany |
| 2020s | 83.4% | 77.0% | 6.5% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher subsidies and other transfers, Germany or Switzerland?
- Germany, at 80.1% against 74.9% in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in subsidies and other transfers between Germany and Switzerland?
- 5.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Switzerland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Germany and Switzerland rank globally for subsidies and other transfers?
- Germany ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 6th of 152 countries.
- 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.