Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.3346 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.3346
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
69th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.3601
in 1982
All-time low
0.3157
in 2004
Years of data
23
1982–2023
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland, 1982–2023
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.3346 for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.3601 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.3157, in 2004.
Switzerland ranks 69th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.3601 | — |
| 1992 | 0.3386 | -6.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3343 | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3169 | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 0.3157 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.3392 | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 0.3426 | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3379 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3286 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.3255 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3171 | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.3157 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.3246 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3253 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3231 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3304 | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3268 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3314 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.34 | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3374 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3382 | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.338 | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3346 | -1.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.3346 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3209, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.3346 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3058, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3601 | 0.3601 | 0.3601 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.3386 | 0.3386 | 0.3386 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3307 | 0.3157 | 0.3426 | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.326 | 0.3157 | 0.34 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.337 | 0.3346 | 0.3382 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 66 Luxembourg 0.3359 compare
- 67 Pakistan 0.3354 compare
- 68 North Macedonia 0.3351 compare
- 70 Greece 0.3344 compare
- 71 Guinea-Bissau 0.3344 compare
- 72 Spain 0.3341 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Switzerland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 8 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.43 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 5,706 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate -6.17 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 26.79 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Switzerland was 0.3346 in 2023, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3601 in 1982.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3157 in 2004.
- How does Switzerland rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 69th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.