Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Switzerland's government debt stands at 40.06% as of 2025-12-31, down from 40.4% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1996 to 2025 (30 observations).
In 2025, Switzerland's government debt was 40.06%, down from 40.4% in 2024.
In 2024, Switzerland's government debt was 40.4%, up from 40.15% in 2023.
In 2023, Switzerland's government debt was 40.15%, up from 39.16% in 2022.
In 2022, Switzerland's government debt was 39.16%, down from 43.32% in 2021.
In 2021, Switzerland's government debt was 43.32%, down from 45.28% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 40.06% | -0.3376% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | +0.2442% |
| 2023 | 40.15% | +0.9912% |
| 2022 | 39.16% | -4.16% |
| 2021 | 43.32% | -1.96% |
| 2020 | 45.28% | +4.25% |
| 2019 | 41.03% | -0.082% |
| 2018 | 41.11% | -0.8585% |
| 2017 | 41.97% | -0.003% |
| 2016 | 41.97% | -1.13% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +0.2191% |
| 2014 | 42.88% | +0.0112% |
| 2013 | 42.87% | -0.7382% |
| 2012 | 43.61% | +0.676% |
| 2011 | 42.93% | +0.3737% |
| 2010 | 42.56% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 44.26% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 46.16% | +0.2511% |
| 2007 | 45.9% | -1.96% |
| 2006 | 47.86% | -6.37% |
| 2005 | 54.24% | -2.99% |
| 2004 | 57.23% | +0.884% |
| 2003 | 56.34% | -0.6685% |
| 2002 | 57.01% | +6.24% |
| 2001 | 50.77% | -1.15% |
| 2000 | 51.92% | -0.1162% |
| 1999 | 52.03% | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 55.43% | +2.38% |
| 1997 | 53.05% | +2.37% |
| 1996 | 50.67% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Switzerland's government debt is 40.06% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 40.4% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 57.23% (2004); the lowest is 39.16% (2022), across data from 1996 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.