Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Switzerland
Switzerland: Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item was 0.0612 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Switzerland stood at 0.0612. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 228.4% on the previous year and up 85.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Switzerland peaked at 0.0612 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0186, in 2019.
Switzerland ranks 56th of 60 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0232 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0234 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0249 | +6.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0265 | +6.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0267 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0295 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0299 | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0275 | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 0.029 | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0292 | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0301 | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0284 | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0273 | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0239 | -12.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0228 | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0205 | -10.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0212 | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0392 | +84.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0348 | -11.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0357 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.033 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0302 | -8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0274 | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 0.028 | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0215 | -23.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0228 | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0223 | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.024 | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0195 | -18.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0186 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0612 | +228.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0612 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4416, 14% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0612 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4692, 13% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | +228.4% | 0.0186 | 0.0612 |
| 2007 | +84.4% | 0.0212 | 0.0392 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.027 | 0.0232 | 0.0299 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0284 | 0.0205 | 0.0392 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0247 | 0.0186 | 0.033 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0612 | 0.0612 | 0.0612 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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- Arms imports 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 120 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 746.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0069 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 6.72 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 835.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Switzerland?
- Health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item in Switzerland was 0.0612 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0612 in 2020.
- What is the lowest health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0186 in 2019.
- How does Switzerland rank for health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item?
- Switzerland ranks 56th out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is health, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Health, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.