Paying taxes: Payments in Switzerland

Switzerland: Paying taxes: Payments was 19 number per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
19 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
93rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
20 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
19 number per year
in 2006
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Switzerland, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 20 number per year2006: 19 number per year2007: 19 number per year2008: 19 number per year2009: 19 number per year2010: 19 number per year2011: 19 number per year2012: 19 number per year2013: 19 number per year2014: 19 number per year2015: 19 number per year2016: 19 number per year2017: 19 number per year2018: 19 number per year2019: 19 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Switzerland stood at 19 number per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Switzerland peaked at 20 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19 number per year, in 2006.

That places Switzerland 93rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Payments in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Switzerland, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 20 number per year —
2006 19 number per year -5.0%
2007 19 number per year +0.0%
2008 19 number per year +0.0%
2009 19 number per year +0.0%
2010 19 number per year +0.0%
2011 19 number per year +0.0%
2012 19 number per year +0.0%
2013 19 number per year +0.0%
2014 19 number per year +0.0%
2015 19 number per year +0.0%
2016 19 number per year +0.0%
2017 19 number per year +0.0%
2018 19 number per year +0.0%
2019 19 number per year +0.0%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 19 number per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 1.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 19 number per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 number per year, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.2 number per year 19 number per year 20 number per year 5
2010s 19 number per year 19 number per year 19 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 93 Japan 19 number per year compare
  2. 93 Afghanistan 19 number per year compare
  3. 93 Libya 19 number per year compare
  4. 93 Mongolia 19 number per year compare
  5. 93 Paraguay 19 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Switzerland?
Paying taxes: payments in Switzerland was 19 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 20 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 19 number per year in 2006.
How does Switzerland rank for paying taxes: payments?
Switzerland ranks 93rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.