Europe & Central Asia · OECD · EFTA
Data checked 28 Oct 2026 · next scheduled check 1 Jan 2027 · UN World Population Prospects (via World Bank) released 1 Jul 2026 · Eurostat released 21 Oct 2026 · World Bank WDI released 8 Oct 2026
Total spending · 2024
32.5%
-0.4 pts since 1995
Welfare · 2024
12.7%
+0.9 pts since 1995
Healthcare · 2024
2.20%
+0.7 pts since 1995
Defence · 2024
0.80%
-0.7 pts since 1995
Education · 2024
5.30%
+0.4 pts since 1995
Debt interest · 2024
0.30%
-1.7 pts since 1995
Gross debt · 2025
40.1%
of GDP · -9 pts since 1995
Population · 2025
9.1m
29.1% since 1995
Public-sector employment
Not available: no official public-sector employment series is loaded for Switzerland yet.
Welfare rose from 11.8% to 16.1% of GDP between 1995 and 2020, then fell to 12.7% by 2024.
Healthcare rose from 1.5% to 2.7% of GDP between 1995 and 2021, then fell to 2.2% by 2024.
Defence fell from 1.5% to 0.8% of GDP between 1995 and 2024.
Education fell from 4.9% to 4.5% of GDP between 1995 and 2007, then rose to 5.3% by 2024.
Debt interest fell from 2.0% to 0.3% of GDP between 1995 and 2024.
Total spending rose from 32.9% to 37.4% of GDP between 1995 and 2020, then fell to 32.5% by 2024.
Gross debt rose from 49.4% to 57.2% of GDP between 1995 and 2004, then fell to 40.1% by 2025.
Population grew from 7.0 million in 1995 to 9.1 million in 2025; the UN projects 9.4 million by 2050.