Switzerland - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Switzerland was 91,071,680,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91,071,680,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 37,368,730,000 in 1990.

Definition: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.

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

Year Value
1990 37,368,730,000
1991 42,066,020,000
1992 46,886,730,000
1993 52,447,860,000
1994 53,574,160,000
1995 54,511,100,000
1996 57,607,180,000
1997 59,906,520,000
1998 61,261,550,000
1999 59,662,960,000
2000 59,066,110,000
2001 61,140,060,000
2002 63,808,410,000
2003 67,043,080,000
2004 68,019,230,000
2005 69,459,440,000
2006 69,754,920,000
2007 70,827,110,000
2008 71,164,260,000
2009 76,329,630,000
2010 77,913,650,000
2011 78,540,960,000
2012 80,170,660,000
2013 82,649,410,000
2014 83,719,940,000
2015 85,673,420,000
2016 87,296,520,000
2017 88,895,630,000
2018 89,561,280,000
2019 91,071,680,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Switzerland was 75.47 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 75.59 in 1997, while its lowest value was 67.63 in 2000.

Definition: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.

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

See also:

Year Value
1990 72.13
1991 72.32
1992 72.68
1993 74.17
1994 73.53
1995 74.16
1996 74.88
1997 75.59
1998 75.17
1999 69.40
2000 67.63
2001 72.13
2002 67.92
2003 74.94
2004 74.51
2005 74.81
2006 74.57
2007 73.52
2008 73.13
2009 74.83
2010 74.64
2011 74.27
2012 75.40
2013 75.19
2014 75.20
2015 75.14
2016 74.69
2017 75.44
2018 75.53
2019 75.47

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance