Switzerland — General government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1899–2031 · 118 observations
About this series
The general 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.
The latest general government deficit reading for Switzerland was 0.54% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 0.5% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.04 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 0.23% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1899–2031
- Quarterly data, 1995–2026
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Latest observations
2008–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 0.18 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 0.18 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 0.23 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 0.26 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 0.59 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 0.37 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 0.54 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 0.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 0.4 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 1.2 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -1.2 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -2.7 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 1.1 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 1.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 0.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 0.3 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 0.5 % of GDP |
| 2014 | -0.2 % of GDP |
| 2013 | -0.5 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 0.2 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2008, are on the chart — hover to read them.