Switzerland: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Switzerland's taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) rose 1.61 percentage points on 2023 (from 23.46% to 25.07%).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.25 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 3.86 percentage points in 1976 and the biggest yearly fall was 4.83 percentage points in 1993. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 6% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Switzerland had the 48th highest value of the 89 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Switzerland in the 2024 ranking

• Mauritius — 44th of 89: 26.66%
• Cyprus — 45th of 89: 26.1%
• Rwanda — 46th of 89: 26.03%
• Portugal — 48th of 89: 24.5%
• Colombia — 49th of 89: 24.15%
• Solomon Islands — 50th of 89: 22.7%

What this measures

Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.

Limitations: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a median.

All 48 values

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in nearby economies

• Albania — 16.01% (2024)
• Armenia — 39.61% (2024)
• Austria — 28.16% (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 17.1% (2024)
• Belarus — 3.05% (2024)
• Belgium — 35.91% (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 9.95% (2024)
• Bulgaria — 18.44% (2024)
• Croatia — 7.9% (2023)

More public sector data for Switzerland

• Military expenditure (current USD) — 7.59 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (current LCU) — 6.31 billion (2025)
• Military expenditure (% of GDP) — 0.76% (2025)
• Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 129 million (2025)
• Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values) — 33 million (2023)
• Social contributions (current LCU) — 55.27 billion (2024)
• Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) — 43.17 billion (2024)
• Customs and other import duties (current LCU) — 738.17 million (2024)
• Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) — 0.91% (2024)

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Questions people ask

What is Switzerland's taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)?

25.07% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1972?

It is up 11.52 percentage points from 13.54% in 1972. The highest value was 25.73% in 2019 and the lowest 11.6% in 1973.

How does Switzerland rank?

48th highest of 89 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) unusual for Switzerland?

In 2024, Switzerland's taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) rose 1.61 percentage points on 2023 (from 23.46% to 25.07%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +0.25 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 2.23 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator GC.TAX.YPKG.RV.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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