Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita was 8,962 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Switzerland, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 8,962 current LCU per person for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Switzerland peaked at 8,962 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,527 current LCU per person, in 1972.
Switzerland ranks 99th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 1,527 current LCU per person | — |
| 1973 | 1,608 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 1974 | 1,777 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 1975 | 1,785 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 2,087 current LCU per person | +16.9% |
| 1977 | 2,065 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 2,200 current LCU per person | +6.5% |
| 1979 | 2,164 current LCU per person | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 2,370 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 1981 | 2,536 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 1982 | 2,778 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 1983 | 2,862 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 3,111 current LCU per person | +8.7% |
| 1985 | 3,233 current LCU per person | +3.9% |
| 1986 | 3,656 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 1987 | 3,616 current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 1988 | 3,989 current LCU per person | +10.3% |
| 1989 | 4,008 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 4,373 current LCU per person | +9.1% |
| 1991 | 4,401 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 4,534 current LCU per person | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 4,255 current LCU per person | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 4,630 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 4,691 current LCU per person | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 4,956 current LCU per person | +5.7% |
| 1997 | 5,024 current LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 5,731 current LCU per person | +14.1% |
| 1999 | 5,586 current LCU per person | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 6,585 current LCU per person | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 6,001 current LCU per person | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 5,927 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 5,965 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 6,131 current LCU per person | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 6,391 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 6,802 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 7,072 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 7,702 current LCU per person | +8.9% |
| 2009 | 7,280 current LCU per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 7,474 current LCU per person | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 7,490 current LCU per person | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7,380 current LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 7,490 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 7,387 current LCU per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 7,707 current LCU per person | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 7,613 current LCU per person | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 8,149 current LCU per person | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 8,076 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 8,282 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 7,536 current LCU per person | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 8,620 current LCU per person | +14.4% |
| 2022 | 8,103 current LCU per person | -6.0% |
| 2023 | 8,140 current LCU per person | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 8,962 current LCU per person | +10.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 8,962 current LCU per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,332 current LCU per person, 87% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 8,962 current LCU per person is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12,220 current LCU per person, 73% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,902 current LCU per person | 1,527 current LCU per person | 2,200 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 3,216 current LCU per person | 2,370 current LCU per person | 4,008 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,818 current LCU per person | 4,255 current LCU per person | 5,731 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 6,586 current LCU per person | 5,927 current LCU per person | 7,702 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7,705 current LCU per person | 7,380 current LCU per person | 8,282 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,272 current LCU per person | 7,536 current LCU per person | 8,962 current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 96 Barbados 9,499 current LCU per person compare
- 97 United States 9,280 current LCU per person compare
- 98 Mozambique 9,172 current LCU per person compare
- 100 Brazil 8,562 current LCU per person compare
- 101 Honduras 8,546 current LCU per person compare
- 102 Morocco 8,139 current LCU per person compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Switzerland?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per capita in Switzerland was 8,962 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8,962 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,527 current LCU per person in 1972.
- How does Switzerland rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 99th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.