Switzerland — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1871–2030 · 160 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 34.2% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 33.6% of GDP in 2024 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, 1871–2030
  • Quarterly data, 1995–2026
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Latest observations

2000–2030

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 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.