Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Switzerland
Switzerland: Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.2313 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.2313 for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
That represents a change of down 24.2% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland peaked at 0.5152 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0852, in 1997.
Switzerland ranks 61st of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0944 | — |
| 1991 | 0.1043 | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 0.0972 | -6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0919 | -5.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0956 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0859 | -10.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0907 | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0852 | -6.1% |
| 1998 | 0.1438 | +68.8% |
| 1999 | 0.4575 | +218.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4862 | +6.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2929 | -39.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5152 | +75.9% |
| 2003 | 0.1875 | -63.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2125 | +13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.1945 | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1852 | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.2225 | +20.1% |
| 2008 | 0.2565 | +15.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2386 | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2646 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2872 | +8.5% |
| 2012 | 0.2368 | -17.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2077 | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2167 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2535 | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3008 | +18.6% |
| 2017 | 0.2852 | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2939 | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.305 | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2313 | -24.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.2313 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6358, 36% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.2313 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7658, 30% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other expense, Ratio of this level of government's … total 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +218.3% | 0.1438 | 0.4575 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1346 | 0.0852 | 0.4575 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2791 | 0.1852 | 0.5152 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2651 | 0.2077 | 0.305 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2313 | 0.2313 | 0.2313 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland?
- Other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland was 0.2313 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5152 in 2002.
- What is the lowest other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0852 in 1997.
- How does Switzerland rank for other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Switzerland ranks 61st out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is other expense, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. 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 Other expense, 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.