Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 61.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland stood at 61.6%.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland peaked at 64.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 2001.
That places Switzerland 26th out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.3% | — |
| 2001 | 58.1% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 59.8% | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 60.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 60.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 60.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.5% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 60.2% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 61.4% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 61.3% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 61.3% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.7% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 64.6% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 62.3% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 61.7% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 62.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.8% | 58.1% | 60.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.1% | 59.9% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.5% | 61.6% | 64.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 23 San Marino 62.6% compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 61.8% compare
- 25 Andorra 61.6% compare
- 27 New Zealand 61.4% compare
- 28 Czechia 61.4% compare
- 29 Poland 61.0% compare
More infrastructure data for Switzerland
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 11.55 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 129.47 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 2.73 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 30.59 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.3031 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -5.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 2.73 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland was 61.6% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 64.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 2001.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Switzerland ranks 26th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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