Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue in Switzerland
Switzerland: Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue was 0.1% in 2013. ◆ Volatile
Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue in Switzerland, 1996–2013
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.1% for alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue in 2013. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue in Switzerland peaked at 0.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2008.
Switzerland ranks 26th of 26 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.5% | — |
| 2008 | 0.1% | -80.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue in Switzerland?
- Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue in Switzerland was 0.1% in 2013, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue?
- Switzerland ranks 26th out of 26 countries with data for 2013.
- Is alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Alcoholic excise tax revenue as a per cent of government revenue. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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