Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Switzerland
Switzerland: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 26.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
26.3%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
86th
of 189 countries
All-time high
30.4%
in 2010
All-time low
26.3%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Switzerland, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 26.3% for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Switzerland peaked at 30.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 86th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 30.0% | — |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 26.9% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 26.3% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 30.0% | 30.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 27.5% | 30.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 26.3% | 26.9% | 2 |
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- 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)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,104 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 46 deaths (2100)
- Population ages 40-44, male, annual growth rate 0.9718 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 40-44, male, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, annual growth rate 1.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 45-49, female, per capita 0.0337 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Switzerland?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Switzerland was 26.3% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 30.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Switzerland ranks 86th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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