Switzerland - Social contributions (% of revenue)

Social contributions (% of revenue) in Switzerland was 36.47 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 47.65 in 1983, while its lowest value was 34.71 in 2008.

Definition: Social contributions include social security contributions by employees, employers, and self-employed individuals, and other contributions whose source cannot be determined. They also include actual or imputed contributions to social insurance schemes operated by governments.

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

See also:

Year Value
1972 36.35
1973 43.11
1974 44.23
1975 46.11
1976 44.33
1977 46.17
1978 46.06
1979 47.16
1980 46.49
1981 46.87
1982 46.57
1983 47.65
1984 47.63
1990 36.52
1991 37.70
1992 37.57
1993 41.51
1994 39.32
1995 40.62
1996 39.91
1997 39.91
1998 36.74
1999 37.98
2000 35.43
2001 38.29
2002 38.98
2003 37.99
2004 36.57
2005 35.70
2006 34.95
2007 35.05
2008 34.71
2009 36.61
2010 35.85
2011 37.16
2012 37.78
2013 37.53
2014 37.99
2015 37.17
2016 37.51
2017 36.10
2018 36.44
2019 36.47

Limitations and Exceptions: 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). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.

Aggregation method: Median

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance