Taxes on international trade in Switzerland
Switzerland: Taxes on international trade was 0.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Switzerland, 1972–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on international trade in Switzerland is 0.5%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is down 41.2% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Switzerland peaked at 16.3% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 123rd out of 154 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 16.3% | — |
| 1973 | 13.8% | -15.5% |
| 1974 | 11.3% | -18.0% |
| 1975 | 11.3% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 9.7% | -13.5% |
| 1977 | 9.9% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 9.5% | -3.7% |
| 1979 | 9.3% | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 9.2% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 8.8% | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 8.1% | -7.2% |
| 1983 | 8.0% | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 7.4% | -7.6% |
| 1990 | 2.2% | -70.4% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -8.3% |
| 1994 | 1.9% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 1.7% | -6.9% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +10.1% |
| 1997 | 1.5% | -20.5% |
| 1998 | 1.3% | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 1.4% | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -11.1% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 1.2% | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.1% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 1.0% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 0.5% | -41.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -70.4% | 7.4% | 2.2% |
| 2024 | -41.2% | 0.9% | 0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.4% | 9.3% | 16.3% | 8 |
| 1980s | 8.3% | 7.4% | 9.2% | 5 |
| 1990s | 1.8% | 1.3% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 international trade in Switzerland?
- Taxes on international trade in Switzerland was 0.5% in 2024, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 1972.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for taxes on international trade?
- Switzerland ranks 123rd out of 154 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.