Claims on central government, etc. in Switzerland
Switzerland: Claims on central government, etc. was 4.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling
Claims on central government, etc. in Switzerland, 1960–2016
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
In 2016, claims on central government, etc. in Switzerland stood at 4.2%.
The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 59.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, claims on central government, etc. in Switzerland peaked at 14.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2013.
That places Switzerland 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 57 years of available data.
Claims on central government, etc. in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 11.7% | — |
| 1961 | 11.5% | -1.2% |
| 1962 | 12.2% | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 12.3% | +0.9% |
| 1964 | 9.5% | -22.6% |
| 1965 | 10.4% | +9.3% |
| 1966 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 1968 | 10.9% | +0.5% |
| 1969 | 11.3% | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 10.7% | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 10.2% | -4.9% |
| 1972 | 10.1% | -0.8% |
| 1973 | 10.5% | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 8.9% | -15.5% |
| 1975 | 8.7% | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 8.6% | -1.2% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 7.8% | -8.9% |
| 1979 | 10.4% | +33.1% |
| 1980 | 10.9% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 10.4% | -4.3% |
| 1982 | 10.3% | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 5.9% | -43.0% |
| 1984 | 12.3% | +109.8% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | -15.9% |
| 1986 | 9.8% | -5.1% |
| 1987 | 10.2% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 8.7% | -15.0% |
| 1989 | 9.1% | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 10.2% | +4.4% |
| 1993 | 12.7% | +24.7% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 13.3% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | -25.4% |
| 1999 | 9.6% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 11.9% | +24.4% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 13.1% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 13.4% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.9% | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | -4.7% |
| 2007 | 9.7% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +31.0% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 12.3% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 14.2% | +8.9% |
| 2013 | 4.1% | -71.1% |
| 2014 | 4.5% | +9.7% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | -5.8% |
| 2016 | 4.2% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11.1% | 9.5% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 7.8% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.8% | 5.9% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.4% | 9.4% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.0% | 9.7% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 4.1% | 14.2% | 7 |
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More financial sector data for Switzerland
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 0.0644 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 7.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.64 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 73,454 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 7.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 74,657 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 12.64 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 86,385 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is claims on central government, etc. in Switzerland?
- Claims on central government, etc. in Switzerland was 4.2% in 2016, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 14.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest claims on central government, etc. recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for claims on central government, etc.?
- Switzerland ranks 129th out of 186 countries with data for 2016.
- Is claims on central government, etc. rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 59.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.