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Switzerland Government Debt (% of GDP)

Latest

22.3%

+3.1pp vs prior

2024 · updated 2026-09-07

Government Debt (% of GDP)

1990 to 2024

Source: FRED series DEBTTLCHA188A · World Bank World Development Indicators, central government debt, % of GDP, annual.

Everything the federal government owes, compared with the size of the economy. Shown here as CENTRAL government debt, not general government (no verified general-government series was found for Switzerland, so this understates the full picture; cantons and municipalities also borrow).