
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
Year | Switzerland total | Switzerland per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 73.78 bn USD | 10,377 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 66.97 bn USD | 9,375 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 61.85 bn USD | 8,609 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 62.12 bn USD | 8,593 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 77.07 bn USD | 10,580 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 90.24 bn USD | 12,297 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 100.21 bn USD | 13,561 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 102.92 bn USD | 13,839 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 96.08 bn USD | 12,838 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 95.68 bn USD | 12,672 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 106.13 bn USD | 13,878 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 97.35 bn USD | 12,571 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 99.86 bn USD | 12,761 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 117.40 bn USD | 14,837 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 112.37 bn USD | 14,052 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 113.04 bn USD | 13,974 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 111.87 bn USD | 13,662 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 100.87 bn USD | 12,179 USD | 25,918 USD |
2016 | 93.24 bn USD | 11,136 USD | 26,261 USD |
2017 | 97.25 bn USD | 11,506 USD | 27,024 USD |
2018 | 91.71 bn USD | 10,771 USD | 28,448 USD |
2019 | 87.22 bn USD | 10,171 USD | 27,168 USD |
2020 | 98.57 bn USD | 11,411 USD | 30,783 USD |