Sweden vs Switzerland: Claims on central government, etc.
Sweden
5.1%
in 2024
Switzerland
4.2%
in 2016
Sweden rank
127th
Switzerland rank
129th
Claims on central government, etc. over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 5.1% against 4.2% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.2 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 127th and Switzerland ranks 129th of 187 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.2% | 11.1% | 1.9% | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 9.5% | 0.4% | Sweden |
| 1980s | 16.8% | 9.8% | 7.0% | Sweden |
| 1990s | 8.8% | 11.4% | 2.5% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 12.0% | 8.2% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 8.1% | 7.6% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on central government, etc., Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 5.1% against 4.2% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in claims on central government, etc. between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 0.9%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2016.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for claims on central government, etc.?
- Sweden ranks 127th and Switzerland ranks 129th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.