Government consumption (% of GDP) — all countries

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Switzerland

Government consumption (% of GDP) in Switzerland in 2025 — 12%. Ranked 98 in the world out of 132. Since 1970, the indicator has risen by 4.2 pp.

2025 12% +0.1 pp vs 2024
World rank 98of 132
Period maximum 12.4%2020
Period minimum 7.8%1970

Trend over time

1970–2025 · % of GDP

Government consumption (% of GDP) — Switzerland, 1970–20256810121419701976198219881994200020062012201820241970: 7.8%1971: 8.1%1972: 8.1%1973: 8.4%1974: 8.7%1975: 9.4%1976: 9.8%1977: 9.7%1978: 9.6%1979: 9.7%1980: 9.5%1981: 9.7%1982: 9.9%1983: 10.2%1984: 10%1985: 10.1%1986: 10.2%1987: 10.2%1988: 10.4%1989: 10.8%1990: 11%1991: 11.5%1992: 11.9%1993: 11.9%1994: 11.9%1995: 11.9%1996: 12%1997: 11.8%1998: 11.6%1999: 11.6%2000: 11.5%2001: 11.6%2002: 11.9%2003: 12.2%2004: 11.9%2005: 11.7%2006: 11.1%2007: 10.7%2008: 10.9%2009: 11.7%2010: 11.4%2011: 11.5%2012: 11.5%2013: 11.6%2014: 11.6%2015: 11.7%2016: 11.7%2017: 11.8%2018: 11.5%2019: 11.6%2020: 12.4%2021: 12%2022: 11.4%2023: 11.7%2024: 11.9%2025: 12%
Change over the period: +4.2 pp Annual average: 0.08 pp

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 12%
Western Europe computed 22.5%
Government consumption (% of GDP) — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2025 12 +0.1 pp
2024 11.9 +0.2 pp
2023 11.7 +0.3 pp
2022 11.4 −0.6 pp
2021 12 −0.4 pp
2020 12.4 +0.8 pp
2019 11.6 +0.1 pp
2018 11.5 −0.3 pp
2017 11.8 +0.1 pp
2016 11.7 +0 pp
2015 11.7 +0.1 pp
2014 11.6 +0 pp
2013 11.6 +0.1 pp
2012 11.5 +0 pp
2011 11.5 +0.1 pp
2010 11.4 −0.2 pp
2009 11.7 +0.8 pp
2008 10.9 +0.2 pp
2007 10.7 −0.4 pp
2006 11.1 −0.6 pp
2005 11.7 −0.2 pp
2004 11.9 −0.2 pp
2003 12.2 +0.2 pp
2002 11.9 +0.4 pp
2001 11.6 +0.1 pp
2000 11.5 −0.1 pp
1999 11.6 +0 pp
1998 11.6 −0.2 pp
1997 11.8 −0.3 pp
1996 12 +0.1 pp
1995 11.9 −0 pp
1994 11.9 +0 pp
1993 11.9 +0 pp
1992 11.9 +0.4 pp
1991 11.5 +0.6 pp
1990 11 +0.2 pp
1989 10.8 +0.4 pp
1988 10.4 +0.2 pp
1987 10.2 −0.1 pp
1986 10.2 +0.1 pp
1985 10.1 +0.1 pp
1984 10 −0.2 pp
1983 10.2 +0.3 pp
1982 9.9 +0.2 pp
1981 9.7 +0.2 pp
1980 9.5 −0.2 pp
1979 9.7 +0.1 pp
1978 9.6 −0.1 pp
1977 9.7 −0.2 pp
1976 9.8 +0.4 pp
1975 9.4 +0.7 pp
1974 8.7 +0.3 pp
1973 8.4 +0.3 pp
1972 8.1 −0 pp
1971 8.1 +0.3 pp
1970 7.8

Western Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

General government final consumption expenditure as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services for delivering public services, and spending on defense and security. It leaves out public investment and social transfers, so the indicator is lower than the overall size of the budget.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.