
Gross debt in Switzerland
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Switzerland in the period from 1998 to 2021 was between 62.0 billion and 118.4 billion USD. The hightest level within the past 23 years was reached in 2011. However, the liabilities in 2021 have been only 111 billion USD
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 12,718 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 33,827 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 23 years in billion USD
Year | Switzerland total | Switzerland per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 73.93 bn USD | 10,399 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 67.12 bn USD | 9,396 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 62.02 bn USD | 8,632 USD | 11,241 USD |
2001 | 62.30 bn USD | 8,617 USD | 11,263 USD |
2002 | 77.35 bn USD | 10,618 USD | 12,266 USD |
2003 | 90.56 bn USD | 12,339 USD | 15,295 USD |
2004 | 100.62 bn USD | 13,616 USD | 17,606 USD |
2005 | 103.43 bn USD | 13,908 USD | 18,337 USD |
2006 | 96.56 bn USD | 12,902 USD | 18,887 USD |
2007 | 96.28 bn USD | 12,751 USD | 20,910 USD |
2008 | 106.72 bn USD | 13,954 USD | 24,100 USD |
2009 | 98.13 bn USD | 12,671 USD | 25,376 USD |
2010 | 100.64 bn USD | 12,861 USD | 26,515 USD |
2011 | 118.38 bn USD | 14,961 USD | 29,254 USD |
2012 | 113.36 bn USD | 14,175 USD | 28,198 USD |
2013 | 114.13 bn USD | 14,109 USD | 30,008 USD |
2014 | 113.11 bn USD | 13,813 USD | 30,677 USD |
2015 | 102.08 bn USD | 12,325 USD | 25,944 USD |
2016 | 94.31 bn USD | 11,263 USD | 26,287 USD |
2017 | 98.57 bn USD | 11,663 USD | 27,108 USD |
2018 | 93.01 bn USD | 10,924 USD | 28,543 USD |
2019 | 88.51 bn USD | 10,322 USD | 27,264 USD |
2020 | 102.80 bn USD | 11,901 USD | 30,919 USD |
2021 | 110.69 bn USD | 12,718 USD | 33,827 USD |