Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Switzerland
Switzerland: Taxes as a % of price: total tax was 59.0% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
59.0%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
85th
of 189 countries
All-time high
63.5%
in 2010
All-time low
59.0%
in 2022
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Switzerland, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Switzerland stood at 59.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: total tax in Switzerland peaked at 63.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 59.0%, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 85th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 63.2% | — |
| 2010 | 63.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 60.9% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 60.3% | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 59.6% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 59.0% | -1.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 59.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 73.8%, 80% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 59.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 75.3%, 78% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.2% | 63.2% | 63.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 61.6% | 60.3% | 63.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 59.3% | 59.0% | 59.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 82 South Africa 60.1% compare
- 83 Japan 59.9% compare
- 84 Norway 59.6% compare
- 86 Tajikistan 59.0% compare
- 87 Bangladesh 58.4% compare
- 88 Niue 57.8% compare
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)
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: total tax in Switzerland?
- Taxes as a % of price: total tax in Switzerland was 59.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 63.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: total tax recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Switzerland ranks 85th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: total tax rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.1%. 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: total tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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