Switzerland — General government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1899–2030 · 117 observations

About this series

General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Switzerland, the general government expenditure reading was 34.2% of GDP in 2025, compared with 33.6% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.55 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 34.1% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1899–2030
  • Quarterly data, 1995–2026
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Latest observations

2007–2030

PeriodValue
203034.5 % of GDP
202934.6 % of GDP
202834.5 % of GDP
202734.6 % of GDP
202634.9 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202534.2 % of GDP
202433.6 % of GDP
202333.4 % of GDP
202232.7 % of GDP
202135.8 % of GDP
202038.2 % of GDP
201933.2 % of GDP
201832.9 % of GDP
201733.6 % of GDP
201633.6 % of GDP
201533.5 % of GDP
201433.2 % of GDP
201333.5 % of GDP
201232.6 % of GDP
201132.4 % of GDP

Values before 2011, back to 2007, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.