Switzerland recorded a Government Budget surplus equal to 1.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2018. Government Budget in Switzerland averaged -0.53 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 1.90 percent of GDP in 2008 and a record low of -3.20 percent of GDP in 1993.

Government Budget in Switzerland is expected to be 1.00 percent of GDP by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Switzerland General Government Budget is projected to trend around 0.90 percent of GDP in 2020, according to our econometric models.

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Switzerland General Government Budget

Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.40 1.20 1.90 -3.20 1990 - 2018 percent of GDP Yearly


Switzerland General Government Budget
Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.

Switzerland Government Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Government Debt to GDP 40.90 42.70 59.10 25.10 percent [+]
Government Budget 1.40 1.20 1.90 -3.20 percent of GDP [+]
Government Budget Value 2176.00 1373.00 11751.00 -18294.00 CHF Million [+]
Government Spending 20084.58 19977.79 20084.58 9778.01 CHF Million [+]
Government Spending to GDP 32.40 32.90 34.70 28.20 percent [+]
Government Revenues 227553.00 223705.00 227553.00 46464.00 CHF Million [+]
Government Debt 192446.00 197684.00 245923.00 76818.00 CHF Million [+]
Fiscal Expenditure 224309.00 221715.00 224309.00 47240.00 CHF Million [+]
Credit Rating 100.00 [+]
Military Expenditure 4713.00 4628.00 7429.00 3634.00 USD Million [+]
Asylum Applications 1025.00 1120.00 5555.00 750.00 persons [+]