Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) was 0.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Switzerland, 2006–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2017, households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Switzerland stood at 0.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Switzerland peaked at 0.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2006.
That places Switzerland 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.2% | — |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +88.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +16.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -42.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +11.0% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +46.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -13.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | +73.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -62.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +49.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More poverty & inequality data for Switzerland
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 7 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 households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Switzerland?
- Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) in Switzerland was 0.4% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2006.
- How does Switzerland rank for households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative)?
- Switzerland ranks 21st out of 26 countries with data for 2017.
- Is households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households further impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty line reflecting basic needs: food, housing, utilities - developed by WHO/Europe) (%, national). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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