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

Latest (2020)
0.4464
Change on year
down 10.5%
World rank
78th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.5793
in 2006
All-time low
0.3652
in 1993
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland, 1990–2020

00.20.40.61990200520201990: 0.411991: 0.3971992: 0.4041993: 0.3651994: 0.4061995: 0.3931996: 0.3851997: 0.3961998: 0.421999: 0.4462000: 0.4432001: 0.4532002: 0.4782003: 0.4842004: 0.5012005: 0.5382006: 0.5792007: 0.5642008: 0.5462009: 0.5432010: 0.5482011: 0.5472012: 0.5332013: 0.532014: 0.5322015: 0.5262016: 0.5232017: 0.5142018: 0.5042019: 0.4992020: 0.446

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

Annual values for Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government) in Switzerland, 1990 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 75 China 0.5654 compare
  2. 76 Germany 0.4889 compare
  3. 77 Norway 0.4811 compare
  4. 79 Canada 0.3464 compare
  5. 80 United Arab Emirates 0.0062 compare

See the full ranking of 80 places →

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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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Interest, payable, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government)
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Coverage
80 places, 1,616 data points, 1972–2020
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