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Switzerland: Central government debt (% of GDP)

Percent of GDP · 1880–2024 · 130 observations · cgovdebt_GDP

2024
13.7%percent of GDP
Change on 2023
−0.4 pointsfrom 14.0%
Average, 2015–2024
13.7%10 years
Record high and low
77.5% (1945)low 4.85% (1973)

Central government debt (% of GDP)

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Recent values

Percent of GDP

YearValue
202413.7
202314.0
202213.8
202113.5
202013.9
201912.3
201812.8
201714.2
201613.7
201514.7

Sources

  • Reinhart & Rogoff1880–2010
  • Flandreau & Zumer1899–1913
  • IMF Global Debt Database1950–2024
  • WDI (archive)1970–1996
  • World Development Indicators1990–2024

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Switzerland documentation (PDF)

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Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →

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