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Switzerland — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1871–2031 · 161 observations

About this series

Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Switzerland's combined government expenditure reading was 34.3% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 33.6% of GDP in 2024 was +0.73 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 34.1% of GDP.

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  • Annual data, 1871–2031
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Latest observations

2000–2031

PeriodValue
203134.4 % of GDP
203034.5 % of GDP
202934.5 % of GDP
202834.6 % of GDP
202734.8 % of GDP
15 earlier values
202634.8 % of GDP
202534.3 % 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

Values before 2012, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.