Switzerland — Government consumption (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1950–2026 · 77 observations

About this series

Government final consumption expenditure is government spending on goods and services used to meet individual or collective needs, such as health, education, public order and defence. It is part of GDP and does not represent all government expenditure. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

In Switzerland, the government consumption reading was 11.5% of GDP in 2025, compared with 11.7% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −0.15 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 11.6% of GDP.

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Latest observations

2011–2026

PeriodValue
202611.3 % of GDP
202511.5 % of GDP
202411.7 % of GDP
202311.6 % of GDP
202211.3 % of GDP
11 earlier values, back to 2011
202111.9 % of GDP
202012.1 % of GDP
201911.3 % of GDP
201811.3 % of GDP
201711.5 % of GDP
201611.5 % of GDP
201511.5 % of GDP
201411.5 % of GDP
201311.4 % of GDP
201211.3 % of GDP
201111.3 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.