Switzerland — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1899–2024 · 112 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Switzerland, the central government deficit reading stood at −0.1% of GDP in 2024. Against −0.2% of GDP in 2023, the period change was +0.1 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of −0.19% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1899–2024
- Quarterly data, 1995–2026
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Latest observations
2002–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | -0.1 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -0.2 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -0.1 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -1.6 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -2.1 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2019 | 0.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 0.7 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 0.5 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 0.1 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 0.3 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 0 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 0.1 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 0 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 0.2 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 0.5 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 0.5 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 0.8 % of GDP |
| 2007 | -0.9 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 0.6 % of GDP |
| 2005 | 0 % of GDP |
Values before 2005, back to 2002, are on the chart — hover to read them.