Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 15.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
15.2%
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
28th
of 116 countries
All-time high
15.9%
in 2023
All-time low
14.1%
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland is 15.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland peaked at 15.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 28th of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.1% | — |
| 2001 | 14.8% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 14.7% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 15.3% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 15.1% | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 15.2% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 15.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 15.9% | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 15.2% | -4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.0% | 14.1% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 15.1% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.2% | 15.9% | 5 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.03 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 286,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0318 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland was 15.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 15.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Switzerland ranks 28th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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