Switzerland Government Debt Over Time (1990–2026)

Global Statistics and Country Indicators

Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 131 / 184

Data table

1990	32.8%	2000	51.7%	2009	42.4%	2018	39%
1991	34.6%	2001	50.5%	2010	40.7%	2019	38.8%
1992	38.9%	2002	56.9%	2011	41.2%	2020	42.4%
1993	43.7%	2003	56.2%	2012	41.9%	2021	39.7%
1994	46.4%	2004	57.1%	2013	41.2%	2022	35.9%
1995	49.3%	2005	54.1%	2014	41.2%	2023	37.3%
1996	50.6%	2006	47.8%	2015	41.4%	2024	40.5%
1997	52.9%	2007	44%	2016	40.3%	2025	39.4%
1998	55.3%	2008	44.2%	2017	41.1%	2026	38.5%
1999	52%

Government Gross Debt (Local currency - CHF)

Data table

1990	123.1B	2000	246.3B	2009	259.7B	2018	282.4B
1991	135.4B	2001	247.2B	2010	258.7B	2019	284.3B
1992	155.3B	2002	278.4B	2011	266.3B	2020	300.7B
1993	178.3B	2003	277.4B	2012	274B	2021	305.1B
1994	194B	2004	290B	2013	274.8B	2022	294.2B
1995	208.7B	2005	285.8B	2014	280.1B	2023	311B
1996	215.9B	2006	268.5B	2015	281.5B	2024	345.9B
1997	229.6B	2007	263.8B	2016	277.4B	2025	342B
1998	245.9B	2008	275.2B	2017	286B	2026	340B
1999	235.5B

Government Net Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 76 / 86

Data table

1990	12.9%	2000	33.5%	2009	22.9%	2018	18.4%
1991	14%	2001	34.3%	2010	21.5%	2019	16.9%
1992	17.5%	2002	38.1%	2011	21.7%	2020	20%
1993	20.1%	2003	38.3%	2012	21.3%	2021	19.5%
1994	22.6%	2004	44%	2013	20.3%	2022	15.7%
1995	24.5%	2005	41%	2014	20.4%	2023	17%
1996	26.5%	2006	35.9%	2015	20.6%	2024	20.3%
1997	28.4%	2007	28.9%	2016	21.3%	2025	19.2%
1998	29.5%	2008	24.5%	2017	20.4%	2026	18.3%
1999	33.3%

Government Net Debt (Local currency - CHF)

Data table

1990	48.24B	2000	160B	2009	140.6B	2018	133B
1991	54.75B	2001	168.1B	2010	136.5B	2019	123.7B
1992	69.78B	2002	186.4B	2011	140.4B	2020	142B
1993	82.22B	2003	188.9B	2012	139.2B	2021	149.7B
1994	94.58B	2004	223.5B	2013	135.5B	2022	128.3B
1995	103.8B	2005	216.6B	2014	138.3B	2023	142.1B
1996	113.1B	2006	201.7B	2015	139.9B	2024	173B
1997	123B	2007	173.1B	2016	146.5B	2025	166.4B
1998	131B	2008	152.6B	2017	142.2B	2026	161.3B
1999	151B