Public health expenditure share gdp in Switzerland
Switzerland: Public health expenditure share gdp was 8.03 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Public health expenditure share gdp in Switzerland, 1880–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 8.03 for public health expenditure share gdp in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public health expenditure share gdp in Switzerland peaked at 8.18 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1880.
Switzerland ranks 14th of 59 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Public health expenditure share gdp in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 0 | — |
| 1890 | 0 | — |
| 1900 | 0 | — |
| 1920 | 0.08 | — |
| 1930 | 0.26 | +225.0% |
| 1995 | 4.71 | +1713.5% |
| 1996 | 5 | +5.9% |
| 1997 | 5.07 | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 5.16 | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 5.28 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 5.25 | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 5.55 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 5.93 | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 6.17 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 6.22 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 6.25 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.89 | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 5.78 | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.98 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 6.39 | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 6.37 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.49 | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 6.77 | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 6.99 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 7.01 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 7.3 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 7.51 | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 7.63 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 7.35 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 7.57 | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 8.18 | +8.0% |
| 2021 | 7.95 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 7.65 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 7.62 | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.78 | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 8.03 | +3.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 8.03 is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.75, 1.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 8.03 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.39, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public health expenditure share gdp in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | +1713.5% | 0.26 | 4.71 |
| 1930 | +225.0% | 0.08 | 0.26 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1890s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1900s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1920s | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 1 |
| 1930s | 0.26 | 0.26 | 0.26 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.04 | 4.71 | 5.28 | 5 |
| 2000s | 5.94 | 5.25 | 6.39 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.1 | 6.37 | 7.63 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.87 | 7.62 | 8.18 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More health data for Switzerland
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 46 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 1 (2023)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.0481 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0233 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -0.0927 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0245 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public health expenditure share gdp in Switzerland?
- Public health expenditure share gdp in Switzerland was 8.03 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.18 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public health expenditure share gdp recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1880.
- How does Switzerland rank for public health expenditure share gdp?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 59 countries with data for 2025.
- Is public health expenditure share gdp rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Public health expenditure share gdp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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