Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Switzerland

Switzerland: Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and was 13,154 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13,154
Change on year
up 9.0%
World rank
10th
of 35 countries
All-time high
13,154
in 2023
All-time low
2,674
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Switzerland, 1990–2023

2.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k1990200620231990: 2.7k1991: 2.8k1992: 2.9k1993: 3.4k1994: 3.7k1995: 3.9k1996: 4.0k1997: 3.9k1998: 4.1k1999: 4.2k2000: 4.4k2001: 4.7k2002: 5.1k2003: 5.1k2004: 5.0k2005: 5.1k2006: 5.2k2007: 5.1k2008: 5.2k2009: 5.9k2010: 6.7k2011: 7.6k2012: 8.0k2013: 8.1k2014: 8.4k2015: 9.8k2016: 9.6k2017: 9.6k2018: 9.4k2019: 10.1k2020: 10.8k2021: 10.9k2022: 12.1k2023: 13.2k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 13,154 for expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Switzerland peaked at 13,154 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2,674, in 1990.

That places Switzerland 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and means-testing in Switzerland, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 2,674
1991 2,833 +5.9%
1992 2,939 +3.7%
1993 3,381 +15.1%
1994 3,707 +9.6%
1995 3,945 +6.4%
1996 4,016 +1.8%
1997 3,937 -1.9%
1998 4,076 +3.5%
1999 4,189 +2.8%
2000 4,369 +4.3%
2001 4,719 +8.0%
2002 5,146 +9.1%
2003 5,060 -1.7%
2004 5,023 -0.7%
2005 5,113 +1.8%
2006 5,200 +1.7%
2007 5,097 -2.0%
2008 5,237 +2.7%
2009 5,884 +12.4%
2010 6,715 +14.1%
2011 7,621 +13.5%
2012 8,036 +5.4%
2013 8,073 +0.5%
2014 8,432 +4.5%
2015 9,792 +16.1%
2016 9,637 -1.6%
2017 9,621 -0.2%
2018 9,399 -2.3%
2019 10,105 +7.5%
2020 10,811 +7.0%
2021 10,932 +1.1%
2022 12,068 +10.4%
2023 13,154 +9.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3,570 2,674 4,189 10
2000s 5,085 4,369 5,884 10
2010s 8,743 6,715 10,105 10
2020s 11,741 10,811 13,154 4

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 7 Sweden 15,188 compare
  2. 8 Austria 14,253 compare
  3. 9 Netherlands 13,496 compare
  4. 11 Belgium 12,233 compare
  5. 12 Norway 11,945 compare
  6. 13 Denmark 11,491 compare

See the full ranking of 45 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Switzerland?
Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and in Switzerland was 13,154 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 13,154 in 2023.
What is the lowest expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 2,674 in 1990.
How does Switzerland rank for expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and?
Switzerland ranks 10th out of 35 countries with data for 2023.
Is expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and means-testing. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Expenditure on family/children function by type of benefit and means-testing
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 1,186 data points, 1990–2024
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