Switzerland - Tax revenue

Tax revenue (current LCU)

The value for Tax revenue (current LCU) in Switzerland was 59,275,060,000 as of 2008. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 59,275,060,000 in 2008 and a minimum value of 28,961,000,000 in 1993.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1990 29,161,000,000
1991 29,532,000,000
1992 30,745,000,000
1993 28,961,000,000
1994 31,832,000,000
1995 32,534,000,000
1996 34,529,000,000
1997 35,044,000,000
1998 40,152,000,000
1999 39,221,000,000
2000 46,795,000,000
2001 43,200,000,000
2002 43,214,970,000
2003 43,559,210,000
2004 45,043,450,000
2005 47,811,140,000
2006 51,150,090,000
2007 52,118,120,000
2008 59,275,060,000

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Switzerland was 10.88 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 18 years was 11.09 in 2000, while its lowest value was 8.03 in 1993.

Definition: Tax revenue refers to compulsory transfers to the central government for public purposes. Certain compulsory transfers such as fines, penalties, and most social security contributions are excluded. Refunds and corrections of erroneously collected tax revenue are treated as negative revenue.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1990 8.81
1991 8.55
1992 8.71
1993 8.03
1994 8.61
1995 8.71
1996 9.17
1997 9.13
1998 10.16
1999 9.73
2000 11.09
2001 10.04
2002 9.95
2003 9.95
2004 9.98
2005 10.31
2006 10.43
2007 10.00
2008 10.88

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance