Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Switzerland
Switzerland: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 25.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Switzerland, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 25.1% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2024.
The figure is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Switzerland peaked at 25.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1973.
Switzerland ranks 70th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 13.5% | — |
| 1973 | 11.6% | -14.3% |
| 1974 | 13.8% | +19.1% |
| 1975 | 13.1% | -5.0% |
| 1976 | 17.0% | +29.4% |
| 1977 | 14.4% | -15.3% |
| 1978 | 14.5% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 12.6% | -13.1% |
| 1980 | 13.5% | +7.4% |
| 1981 | 13.8% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 15.1% | +9.3% |
| 1983 | 13.8% | -8.4% |
| 1984 | 14.9% | +7.7% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | +33.8% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 20.9% | +7.3% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | -23.1% |
| 1994 | 19.3% | +20.1% |
| 1995 | 15.2% | -21.3% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | +15.3% |
| 1997 | 16.9% | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | +16.4% |
| 1999 | 15.9% | -19.4% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | +23.1% |
| 2001 | 15.6% | -20.2% |
| 2002 | 16.5% | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 19.2% | +6.3% |
| 2007 | 19.8% | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 22.7% | +14.4% |
| 2009 | 21.5% | -5.3% |
| 2010 | 21.3% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 20.5% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 21.0% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 20.7% | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 22.6% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 24.6% | +9.1% |
| 2018 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +5.0% |
| 2020 | 22.0% | -14.5% |
| 2021 | 25.7% | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | -12.4% |
| 2023 | 23.5% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 25.1% | +6.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 25.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 24.5%, 1.0× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 25.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.8% | 11.6% | 17.0% | 8 |
| 1980s | 14.2% | 13.5% | 15.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 18.1% | 15.2% | 20.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 15.6% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 20.5% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 22.0% | 25.7% | 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 income, profits and capital gains in Switzerland?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Switzerland was 25.1% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1973.
- How does Switzerland rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Switzerland ranks 70th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.