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household debts in Switzerland

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 2020 was between 61.9 billion and 117.4 billion USD. The hightest level within the past 22 years was reached in 2011. However, the liabilities in 2020 have been only 99 billion USD

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 11,411 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,783 USD.


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Gross debt of the last 22 years in billion USD




YearSwitzerland totalSwitzerland per capitaEU per capita
199873.78 bn USD10,377 USD14,079 USD
199966.97 bn USD9,375 USD14,032 USD
200061.85 bn USD8,609 USD11,232 USD
200162.12 bn USD8,593 USD11,255 USD
200277.07 bn USD10,580 USD12,258 USD
200390.24 bn USD12,297 USD15,286 USD
2004100.21 bn USD13,561 USD17,595 USD
2005102.92 bn USD13,839 USD18,327 USD
200696.08 bn USD12,838 USD18,877 USD
200795.68 bn USD12,672 USD20,898 USD
2008106.13 bn USD13,878 USD24,086 USD
200997.35 bn USD12,571 USD25,361 USD
201099.86 bn USD12,761 USD26,496 USD
2011117.40 bn USD14,837 USD29,231 USD
2012112.37 bn USD14,052 USD28,174 USD
2013113.04 bn USD13,974 USD29,981 USD
2014111.87 bn USD13,662 USD30,648 USD
2015100.87 bn USD12,179 USD25,918 USD
201693.24 bn USD11,136 USD26,261 USD
201797.25 bn USD11,506 USD27,024 USD
201891.71 bn USD10,771 USD28,448 USD
201987.22 bn USD10,171 USD27,168 USD
202098.57 bn USD11,411 USD30,783 USD


Comparison of gross debt per capita with the European Union in U.S. dollars



      Switzerland       European Union


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