Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) was 1.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Switzerland, 2006–2017
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2017, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Switzerland stood at 1.1%.
That represents a change of up 3.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Switzerland peaked at 1.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
Switzerland ranks 22nd of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 1.0% | — |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 1.1% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | -20.9% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | -34.0% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +30.3% |
| 2016 | 1.0% | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 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 impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Switzerland?
- Households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) in Switzerland was 1.1% in 2017, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty)?
- Switzerland ranks 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2017.
- Is households impoverished by out-of-pocket payments (relative poverty) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Households 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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