14-March-2024
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Switzerland has shown remarkable strength during the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent turmoil in energy markets following Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. With a dynamic economy, a highly skilled workforce and prudent macroeconomic policies, unemployment and inflation are low, and living standards are among the highest in the OECD.
19-January-2024
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Biographical note of Switzerland's Permanent Representative to the OECD.
7-November-2023
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Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data and trends on population health and health system performance. This Country Note shows how Switzerland compares to other OECD countries across indicators in the report.
14-September-2023
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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – the ability of microbes to resist antimicrobials - remains an alarming global health threat that jeopardises the effectiveness of many 20th century public health advances. In recent years, Switzerland made important strides in tackling AMR. Yet, more progress is needed.
7-September-2023
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RTM illustrates respondents’ perceived economic risks, levels of satisfaction with current social policies, and preferences for future government action on social protection: in Switzerland, financial worries grow but confidence in public services remains high
25-April-2023
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The tax wedge for the average single worker in Switzerland increased by 0.2 percentage points from 23.2% in 2021 to 23.4% in 2022. The OECD average tax wedge in 2022 was 34.6% (2021, 34.6%).
30-November-2022
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The OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics report found that the tax-to-GDP ratio in Switzerland increased by 0.4 percentage points from 27.5% in 2020 to 28.0% in 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, the OECD average increased from 33.6% to 34.1%.
20-January-2022
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Switzerland has proven very resilient to the COVID-19 crisis thanks to a diversified economy with relatively low reliance on hospitality and entertainment and with significant fiscal space to support households and firms.
8-December-2021
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Key findings for Switzerland from the report "Pensions at a Glance 2021"
19-May-2021
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People in Switzerland consume on average 11.5 litres of pure alcohol per capita per year, roughly equivalent to 2.4 bottles of wine or 4.4 litres of beer per week per person aged 15 and over. In addition, in Switzerland, some population groups are at higher risk than others.