Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Switzerland
Switzerland: Reduction in income inequality before and after tax was 21.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Switzerland, 2006–2022
Source: OECD (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 21.2% for reduction in income inequality before and after tax in 2022.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Switzerland peaked at 23.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 2007.
Switzerland ranks 33rd of 39 countries on this measure, 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 in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 17.1% | — |
| 2007 | 16.6% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 18.0% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +9.9% |
| 2010 | 20.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 21.5% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 23.6% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 22.1% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 21.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 21.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 21.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 21.2% | -2.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 21.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.3%, 62% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 21.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.2%, 59% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 16.6% | 19.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 20.3% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.7% | 21.2% | 21.9% | 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 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 reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Switzerland?
- Reduction in income inequality before and after tax in Switzerland was 21.2% 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 recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2013.
- What is the lowest reduction in income inequality before and after tax recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for reduction in income inequality before and after tax?
- Switzerland ranks 33rd out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is reduction in income inequality before and after tax rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.6%. 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. 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.