Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Switzerland
Switzerland: Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.0021 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0021 for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 60.5% on the previous year and up 50.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Switzerland peaked at 0.0034 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.0008, in 2003.
Switzerland ranks 50th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0018 | — |
| 1991 | 0.0017 | -4.7% |
| 1992 | 0.002 | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 0.0023 | +15.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0023 | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0034 | +51.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0031 | -10.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0029 | -4.3% |
| 1998 | 0.0031 | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0029 | -8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0014 | -52.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0015 | +8.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 | -18.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 | -32.7% |
| 2004 | 0.001 | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 0.001 | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0009 | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 0.001 | +21.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0013 | +27.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0012 | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0014 | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0014 | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0013 | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0016 | +16.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0014 | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0013 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0013 | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0013 | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0013 | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0013 | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0021 | +60.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0021 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0767, 3% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0021 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0392, 5% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0025 | 0.0017 | 0.0034 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0011 | 0.0008 | 0.0015 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0014 | 0.0013 | 0.0016 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0021 | 0.0021 | 0.0021 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 47 Italy 0.0114 compare
- 48 Cape Verde 0.0059 compare
- 49 Japan 0.0057 compare
- 51 Russia 0.0001 compare
- 52 Albania 0
- 52 Azerbaijan 0
- 52 Bulgaria 0
- 52 Belarus 0
- 52 China 0
- 52 Cyprus 0
- 52 Finland 0 compare
- 52 Croatia 0
- 52 Kazakhstan 0
- 52 Kyrgyzstan 0 compare
- 52 Moldova 0
- 52 Mexico 0
- 52 Marshall Islands 0
- 52 North Macedonia 0 compare
- 52 Myanmar 0 compare
- 52 Mongolia 0 compare
- 52 Peru 0
- 52 Palau 0
- 52 Rwanda 0
- 52 Senegal 0
- 52 Serbia 0 compare
- 52 Thailand 0 compare
- 52 Ukraine 0 compare
- 52 United States 0 compare
- 52 Uzbekistan 0
- 52 South Africa 0
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Switzerland?
- Social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue in Switzerland was 0.0021 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0034 in 1995.
- What is the lowest social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 in 2003.
- How does Switzerland rank for social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue?
- Switzerland ranks 50th out of 77 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social contributions, ratio of this level of government's revenue rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Social contributions, Ratio of this level of government's revenue from this item to total general government revenue from this item, 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.