Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 39.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
39.4%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
11th
of 127 countries
All-time high
43.4%
in 2020
All-time low
38.1%
in 2001
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 39.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Switzerland peaked at 43.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2001.
That places Switzerland 11th out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.7% | — |
| 2001 | 38.1% | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 40.8% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 39.2% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 39.3% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 38.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 39.6% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 39.4% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 39.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 39.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 39.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 43.4% | +10.4% |
| 2021 | 39.7% | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 39.0% | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 39.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 38.1% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.3% | 38.6% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 39.0% | 43.4% | 5 |
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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 proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Switzerland?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Switzerland was 39.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Switzerland ranks 11th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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