Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Switzerland
Switzerland: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population was 13.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Switzerland, 2006–2022
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Switzerland stood at 13.3%.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Switzerland peaked at 16.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2007.
That places Switzerland 35th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 9.6% | — |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 10.1% | +14.1% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | +11.0% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +16.5% |
| 2011 | 13.4% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 15.7% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 14.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -11.4% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 13.3% | -8.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 8.9% | 11.2% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 13.1% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.3% | 14.6% | 3 |
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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Switzerland?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population in Switzerland was 13.3% in 2022, according to OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population?
- Switzerland ranks 35th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Reduction in income inequality before and after tax among total vs. working age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is the percentage difference between the Gini coefficient before taxes and benefits and the Gini coefficient after taxes and benefits.