Liechtenstein vs Switzerland
Liechtenstein vs Switzerland: Government debt
Government debt: 0.5% of GDP in Liechtenstein in 2024 and 40.1% of GDP in Switzerland in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Switzerland, by 39.9 percentage points, or 83 times that in Liechtenstein.
% of GDP · IMF
What the numbers say
- Switzerland has been higher in every year both have figures for since 2011.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Liechtenstein at 0.5% of GDP and Switzerland at 35.9% of GDP in 2031.
Every year
% of GDP · IMF
| Year | Liechtenstein | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.5 | 40.1 |
| 2024 | 0.5 | 40.4 |
| 2023 | 0.5 | 40.2 |
| 2022 | 0.5 | 39.2 |
| 2021 | 0.5 | 43.3 |
| 2020 | 0.5 | 45.3 |
| 2019 | 0.6 | 41 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | 41.1 |
| 2017 | 0.6 | 42 |
| 2016 | 0.4 | 42 |
| 2015 | 0.5 | 43.1 |
| 2014 | 0.5 | 42.9 |
| 2013 | 0.4 | 42.9 |
| 2012 | 0.5 | 43.6 |
| 2011 | 0.4 | 42.9 |
| 2010 | – | 42.6 |
| 2009 | – | 44.3 |
| 2008 | – | 46.2 |
| 2007 | – | 45.9 |
| 2006 | – | 47.9 |
| 2005 | – | 54.2 |
| 2004 | – | 57.2 |
| 2003 | – | 56.3 |
| 2002 | – | 57 |
| 2001 | – | 50.8 |
| 2000 | – | 51.9 |
| 1999 | – | 52 |
| 1998 | – | 55.4 |
| 1997 | – | 53.1 |
| 1996 | – | 50.7 |
| 1995 | – | 49.4 |
| 1994 | – | 46.5 |
| 1993 | – | 43.8 |
| 1992 | – | 39.1 |
| 1991 | – | 34.8 |
| 1990 | – | 33.1 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Liechtenstein | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.5 | 38.3 |
| 2027 | 0.5 | 37.8 |
| 2028 | 0.5 | 37.1 |
| 2029 | 0.5 | 37 |
| 2030 | 0.5 | 36.2 |
| 2031 | 0.5 | 35.9 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- What the government owes, as a share of the economy’s yearly output.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 149 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Liechtenstein vs Switzerland
Health
People
- PopulationLiechtenstein: 39,600 people in 2023Switzerland: 8.87 million people in 2023
- Population growthLiechtenstein: 0.7% a year in 2023Switzerland: 0.62% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateLiechtenstein: 1.54 births per woman in 2023Switzerland: 1.43 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationLiechtenstein: 14.6% in 2025Switzerland: 85.7% in 2025
- Median ageLiechtenstein: 44.2 years in 2023Switzerland: 42.3 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overLiechtenstein: 20.2% in 2023Switzerland: 19.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateLiechtenstein: 5.4 per 1,000 people in 2023Switzerland: 5.1 per 1,000 people in 2023