Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland
Switzerland: Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on was 0.4464 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland stood at 0.4464.
That represents a change of down 10.5% on the previous year and down 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland peaked at 0.5793 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.3652, in 1993.
That places Switzerland 78th out of 80 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.4097 | — |
| 1991 | 0.3972 | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.4038 | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 0.3652 | -9.6% |
| 1994 | 0.4064 | +11.3% |
| 1995 | 0.3935 | -3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.385 | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.3961 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.4199 | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4461 | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4434 | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.4532 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4784 | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4838 | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5011 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 0.538 | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5793 | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 0.5644 | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5457 | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5428 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.548 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.5469 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.5327 | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5303 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.532 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5261 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5231 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.5144 | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5039 | -2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4989 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4464 | -10.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.4464 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9354, 48% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.4464 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.966, 46% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4023 | 0.3652 | 0.4461 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.513 | 0.4434 | 0.5793 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5256 | 0.4989 | 0.548 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4464 | 0.4464 | 0.4464 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More public sector data for Switzerland
- 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 interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland?
- Interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland was 0.4464 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5793 in 2006.
- What is the lowest interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3652 in 1993.
- How does Switzerland rank for interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Switzerland ranks 78th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is interest, payable, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.5%. 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 Interest, payable, 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.