Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland
Switzerland: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 15.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
15.4%
Change on year
up 5.5%
World rank
50th
of 170 countries
All-time high
16.2%
in 2003
All-time low
14.3%
in 2020
Years of data
23
2000–2022
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 15.4% for proportion of total government spending on essential services in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.5% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland peaked at 16.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 50th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.5% | — |
| 2001 | 15.3% | +5.6% |
| 2002 | 15.2% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 16.2% | +6.7% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.7% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 15.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 15.9% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 15.5% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 14.3% | -8.9% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 15.4% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 14.5% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 15.1% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.8% | 14.3% | 15.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 163,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1945 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 15.4% in 2022, 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 16.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Switzerland ranks 50th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 [UIS methodology] (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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