Tax revenues vs income inequality in Switzerland
Switzerland: Tax revenues vs income inequality was 26.79 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
26.79
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
56th
of 186 countries
All-time high
27.99
in 2021
All-time low
22.68
in 1981
Years of data
43
1981–2023
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Switzerland, 1981–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality in Switzerland is 26.79, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality in Switzerland peaked at 27.99 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 22.68, in 1981.
Switzerland ranks 56th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 22.68 | — |
| 1982 | 22.99 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 23.5 | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 23.66 | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 23.13 | -2.2% |
| 1986 | 24.07 | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 23.82 | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 24.09 | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 23.37 | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 22.85 | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 22.71 | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 23.17 | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 23.67 | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 24.04 | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 25.24 | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 25.69 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 25.39 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 26.15 | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 26.41 | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 27.29 | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 26.6 | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 27.17 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 26.48 | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 26.23 | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 26.18 | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 25.93 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 25.76 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 26.18 | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 26.56 | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 26.09 | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 26.42 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 26.34 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 26.5 | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 26.18 | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 26.97 | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 26.94 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 27.7 | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 27.17 | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 27.64 | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 27.93 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 27.99 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 26.58 | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 26.79 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.48 | 22.68 | 24.09 | 9 |
| 1990s | 24.53 | 22.71 | 26.41 | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.44 | 25.76 | 27.29 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.8 | 26.09 | 27.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.33 | 26.58 | 27.99 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 53 Seychelles 27.24 compare
- 54 Namibia 26.98 compare
- 55 South Korea 26.87 compare
- 57 Samoa 26.42 compare
- 58 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.18 compare
- 59 Barbados 26.16 compare
More poverty & inequality data for Switzerland
- Data deprivation poverty surveys per decade 7 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs the share living in extreme poverty 1.43 (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty 5,706 (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 revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 0.7899 % change on previous year (2023)
- Gender inequality index from the human development report 0.01 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in gdp vs share in extreme poverty 7.75 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality in Switzerland?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality in Switzerland was 26.79 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 27.99 in 2021.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.68 in 1981.
- How does Switzerland rank for tax revenues vs income inequality?
- Switzerland ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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