Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Switzerland
Switzerland: Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent was -0.927 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Switzerland, 1990–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded -0.927 for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in 2020.
That represents a change of up 31.4% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Switzerland peaked at -0.3943 in 1993 and was at its lowest, -1.38, in 2007.
Switzerland ranks 63rd of 64 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | -0.6457 | — |
| 1991 | -0.5066 | -21.5% |
| 1992 | -0.4806 | -5.1% |
| 1993 | -0.3943 | -18.0% |
| 1994 | -0.5025 | +27.5% |
| 1995 | -0.5415 | +7.7% |
| 1996 | -0.5976 | +10.4% |
| 1997 | -0.7216 | +20.8% |
| 1998 | -0.7849 | +8.8% |
| 1999 | -0.5142 | -34.5% |
| 2000 | -0.7006 | +36.3% |
| 2001 | -0.885 | +26.3% |
| 2002 | -0.4802 | -45.7% |
| 2003 | -1 | +108.4% |
| 2004 | -1.02 | +1.8% |
| 2005 | -1.16 | +14.0% |
| 2006 | -1.31 | +12.7% |
| 2007 | -1.38 | +5.4% |
| 2008 | -1.3 | -6.0% |
| 2009 | -1.22 | -6.2% |
| 2010 | -1.26 | +3.4% |
| 2011 | -1.2 | -4.6% |
| 2012 | -1.26 | +5.0% |
| 2013 | -1.27 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | -1.25 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | -1.3 | +4.5% |
| 2016 | -1.17 | -10.0% |
| 2017 | -1.37 | +17.2% |
| 2018 | -1.34 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | -1.35 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | -0.927 | -31.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -0.569 | -0.7849 | -0.3943 | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.04 | -1.38 | -0.4802 | 10 |
| 2010s | -1.28 | -1.37 | -1.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.927 | -0.927 | -0.927 | 1 |
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 3.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
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- 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 vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Switzerland?
- Vertical fiscal imbalance, percent in Switzerland was -0.927 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was -0.3943 in 1993.
- What is the lowest vertical fiscal imbalance, percent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.38 in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for vertical fiscal imbalance, percent?
- Switzerland ranks 63rd out of 64 countries with data for 2020.
- Is vertical fiscal imbalance, percent rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vertical fiscal imbalance, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.