Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Switzerland
Switzerland: Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of was 0.3058 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.3058 for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Switzerland peaked at 0.3482 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2302, in 1993.
Switzerland ranks 75th of 80 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, Ratio of this level of in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.2723 | — |
| 1991 | 0.2681 | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.2841 | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2302 | -19.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2713 | +17.9% |
| 1995 | 0.2327 | -14.2% |
| 1996 | 0.2649 | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 0.2639 | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3048 | +15.5% |
| 1999 | 0.253 | -17.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3055 | +20.7% |
| 2001 | 0.2473 | -19.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2514 | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.259 | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2591 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.271 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2838 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2854 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3233 | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3072 | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 0.309 | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3027 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2983 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3053 | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2983 | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3208 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3159 | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3424 | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3368 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 0.3482 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3058 | -12.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.3058 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8985, 34% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.3058 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.877, 35% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2645 | 0.2302 | 0.3048 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.2793 | 0.2473 | 0.3233 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3178 | 0.2983 | 0.3482 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3058 | 0.3058 | 0.3058 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Switzerland?
- Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of in Switzerland was 0.3058 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3482 in 2019.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2302 in 1993.
- How does Switzerland rank for taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of?
- Switzerland ranks 75th out of 80 countries with data for 2020.
- Is taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, ratio of this level of rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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 Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains, 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.