Switzerland recorded a Government Budget surplus equal to 1.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2022. Government Budget in Switzerland averaged -0.50 percent of GDP from 1990 until 2022, reaching an all time high of 1.90 percent of GDP in 2008 and a record low of -3.10 percent of GDP in 1993. source: Swiss Federal Department of Finance

Government Budget in Switzerland is expected to reach 0.10 percent of GDP by the end of 2023, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Switzerland General Government Budget is projected to trend around 0.50 percent of GDP in 2024 and 0.40 percent of GDP in 2025, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 240745.00 249530.00 CHF Million Dec 2022
Government Budget 1.20 -0.30 percent of GDP Dec 2022
Government Budget Value 6137.00 -6711.00 CHF Million Dec 2022
Government Debt 204378.00 201128.00 CHF Million Dec 2022
Government Debt to GDP 41.40 41.70 percent of GDP Dec 2022
Government Revenues 246882.00 242820.00 CHF Million Dec 2022
Government Spending to GDP 32.00 35.00 percent of GDP Dec 2022

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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.20 -0.30 1.90 -3.10 1990 - 2022 percent of GDP Yearly