Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 4,793 current LCU per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Switzerland, 1972–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
In 2024, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Switzerland stood at 4,793 current LCU per person. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.1% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Switzerland peaked at 4,793 current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 660.44 current LCU per person, in 1972.
Switzerland ranks 85th 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.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 660.44 current LCU per person | — |
| 1973 | 723.28 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 1974 | 775.85 current LCU per person | +7.3% |
| 1975 | 767.67 current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 833.48 current LCU per person | +8.6% |
| 1977 | 902.7 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 1978 | 979.51 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 1979 | 1,030 current LCU per person | +5.1% |
| 1980 | 1,113 current LCU per person | +8.1% |
| 1981 | 1,207 current LCU per person | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 1,293 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 1983 | 1,401 current LCU per person | +8.3% |
| 1984 | 1,501 current LCU per person | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 1,665 current LCU per person | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 1,811 current LCU per person | +8.8% |
| 1987 | 1,908 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 1988 | 1,955 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 2,068 current LCU per person | +5.8% |
| 1990 | 2,572 current LCU per person | +24.4% |
| 1991 | 2,587 current LCU per person | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 2,541 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 2,647 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 2,647 current LCU per person | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 3,034 current LCU per person | +14.6% |
| 1996 | 3,005 current LCU per person | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 3,147 current LCU per person | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 3,444 current LCU per person | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 3,705 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 2000 | 4,059 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2001 | 4,016 current LCU per person | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 3,840 current LCU per person | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 3,877 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 4,004 current LCU per person | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 4,063 current LCU per person | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 4,217 current LCU per person | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 4,321 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 4,421 current LCU per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 4,258 current LCU per person | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 4,429 current LCU per person | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 4,463 current LCU per person | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 4,405 current LCU per person | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 4,404 current LCU per person | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,367 current LCU per person | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 4,340 current LCU per person | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 4,263 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 4,369 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 4,303 current LCU per person | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 4,262 current LCU per person | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 4,191 current LCU per person | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 4,379 current LCU per person | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 4,440 current LCU per person | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 4,355 current LCU per person | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 4,793 current LCU per person | +10.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 834.09 current LCU per person | 660.44 current LCU per person | 1,030 current LCU per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 1,592 current LCU per person | 1,113 current LCU per person | 2,068 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,933 current LCU per person | 2,541 current LCU per person | 3,705 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,108 current LCU per person | 3,840 current LCU per person | 4,421 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,360 current LCU per person | 4,262 current LCU per person | 4,463 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,431 current LCU per person | 4,191 current LCU per person | 4,793 current LCU per person | 5 |
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More public sector data for Switzerland
- Arms imports 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 120 % change on previous year (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 33.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 746.46 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0069 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 6.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 6.72 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 835.24 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Switzerland?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Switzerland was 4,793 current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,793 current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 660.44 current LCU per person in 1972.
- How does Switzerland rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 85th out of 157 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (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.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Taxes on goods and services (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.