Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Switzerland
Switzerland: Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.3154 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.3154 for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland peaked at 0.3563 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2034, in 1993.
Switzerland ranks 43rd of 60 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Social protection, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2271 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2353 | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 0.2176 | -7.5% |
| 1993 | 0.2034 | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 0.2073 | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2168 | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.2338 | +7.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2087 | -10.8% |
| 1998 | 0.2221 | +6.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3156 | +42.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3434 | +8.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2876 | -16.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3407 | +18.5% |
| 2003 | 0.2515 | -26.2% |
| 2004 | 0.2545 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.2434 | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2468 | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.3563 | +44.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2636 | -26.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2481 | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2432 | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.282 | +16.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2645 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 0.251 | -5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2545 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2595 | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.26 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.263 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.254 | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.252 | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.3154 | +25.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.3154 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4018, 79% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.3154 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4609, 68% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2288 | 0.2034 | 0.3156 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2836 | 0.2434 | 0.3563 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2584 | 0.2432 | 0.282 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3154 | 0.3154 | 0.3154 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland?
- Social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on in Switzerland was 0.3154 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3563 in 2007.
- What is the lowest social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2034 in 1993.
- How does Switzerland rank for social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on?
- Switzerland ranks 43rd out of 60 countries with data for 2020.
- Is social protection, ratio of this level of government's expenditure on rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. 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 Social protection, 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.